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Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Alexander Creek on E. 163rd Street
Location: Cass County, Missouri
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built ca. 1910
Design: Pin-connected, 3-panel Pratt bedstead pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 45.9 ft.
Total length: 47.9 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.82362, -94.37762 (decimal degrees)
38°49'25" N, 94°22'39" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/380411/4298104 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 46 N., R. 31 W., Sec. 8
USGS topographic map: Raymore
Inventory numbers: MO 019-058001.1 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
BH 43238 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/1991): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 19.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1991): 100

Alexander Creek Bridge

Posted July 12, 2010, by Kelly McClanahan (KMCCLA [at] aol [dot] com)

I drove this today, after reading it here. The road is open, but the bridge has been replaced with a simple low concrete slab/colvert.