Red Bridge

Photos 

View from northwest

Photos taken June 2005 by David Backlin when the bridge was undergoing repairs

BH Photo #104782

Map 

Street Views 

Facts 

Overview

Three-span pony truss bridge over Bull Creek on Red Bridge Road southeast of Ozark

Location

Christian County, Missouri

Status

Open to one-lane traffic

History

Built 1915 by the Canton Bridge Co.

Builder

- Canton Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio

Design

Three pin-connected, 5-panel Pratt pony trusses

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 85.9 ft.
Total length: 255.0 ft.
Deck width: 11.5 ft.

Recognition

Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places

Approximate latitude, longitude

+36.87497, -93.15594   (decimal degrees)
36°52'30" N, 93°09'21" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/486102/4081013 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Day

Land survey

T. 25 N., R. 20 W., Sec. 8

Inventory numbers

MO 022-433000.4 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
MONBI 23796 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21250 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 01/2015)

Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 19.4 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2015)

25

Categories 

Update Log 

• January 31, 2017: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
• April 3, 2012: New photos from Jason Smith
• June 23, 2005: Posted photos from David Backlin

Sources 

• David Backlin - us71 [at] cox [dot] net
• Missouri Historic Bridge Inventory
• Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
• Dana and Kay Klein

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