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Keytesville Bridge

Chariton County, Missouri

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Overview

Photo taken by James Baughn in July 2008

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BH Photo #118177

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Mussel Fork on US 24 at Keytesville
Location
Keytesville, Chariton County, Missouri
Status
Closed
Future prospects
Scheduled for replacement 2019
History
Built 1927; rehabilitated 1940
Builder
- George W. Condon Construction Co. of Omaha, Nebraska (Contractor)
Design
Riveted, 5-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 102.6 ft.
Total length: 442.8 ft.
Deck width: 25.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.2 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.43287, -92.94512   (decimal degrees)
39°25'58" N, 92°56'42" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/504722/4364815 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Keytesville
Land survey
T. 53 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 4
Average daily traffic (as of 2018)
1,913
Inventory numbers
MoDOT H-520R (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
MONBI 5019 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21235 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2018)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 11.8 (out of 100)
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Categories 

5-panel truss (557)
Built 1927 (892)
Built during 1920s (10,254)
Chariton County, Missouri (121)
Closed (2,757)
Concrete balustrade (883)
Curved (490)
Doomed (1,063)
George W. Condon Construction Co. (9)
Have street view (28,872)
Keytesville, Missouri (1)
Lost 2020 (154)
 Lost during 2020s (281)
Missouri (6,561)
Owned by state (16,547)
Pratt through truss (6,041)
Pratt truss (10,275)
Riveted (2,503)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,552)
Through truss (16,701)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,504)
Truss (35,367)
US 24 (49)

Update Log 

  • May 4, 2020: Updated by Eric Kinkhorst: Bridge has been replaced
  • February 20, 2014: New photos from Jack Schmidt
  • May 30, 2013: New photo from M. D. Caillet
  • May 6, 2009: Updated by Eric Kinkhorst
  • July 25, 2008: New photos from James Baughn

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Comments 

Keytesville Bridge
Posted May 4, 2020, by Eric Kinkhorst (erick [dot] bud [at] gmail [dot] com)

New bridge open to one lane traffic as of 5/1/2020.

Keytesville Bridge
Posted August 1, 2018, by Anonymous (tillerman61 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Bridge and the overflow bridge to be replaced in 2019.

Keytesville Bridge
Posted September 23, 2015, by Eric Kinkhorst (erick [dot] bud [at] gmail [dot] com)

This bridge now has stop lights at both ends due to weight concerns.