172nd Street Bridge

Photos

Looking east

The roadway is 16 feet wide, essentially one lane.

Photo taken by Clark Vance in June 2011

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BH Photo #200527

Map

Street View

Description

The National Bridge Inventory and Missouri Historic Bridge Inventory list this bridge as crossing New Hope Creek, but maps indicate that New Hope Creek empties into Muddy Fork upstream from this bridge.

Facts

Overview: Luten arch bridge over Muddy Fork on 172nd Street
Location: Clay County, Missouri
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1919 by the Topeka Bridge & Iron Co.
Builder: - Topeka Bridge & Iron Co.
Design: Two concrete Luten arches
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 43.0 ft.
Total length: 103.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.40437, -94.34498 (decimal degrees)
39°24'16" N, 94°20'42" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/384199/4362514 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Holt
Land survey: T. 53 N., R. 31 W., Sec. 14
Elevation: 800 ft. above sea level
Inventory numbers: MO 024-049001.6 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
MONBI 13850 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21281 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2015): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 47.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2015): 109

Update Log

January 19, 2017: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
August 4, 2014: New photos from James Baughn
June 8, 2011: Updated by Clark Vance: Added Pics and elevation

Sources

Missouri Historic Bridge Inventory
Clark Vance - cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com
Dana and Kay Klein