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Side view

Photos taken June 2006 by David Backlin

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Looking east

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Overview: Pony truss bridge over Second Creek on Second Creek Road at Smithville
Location: Clay County, Missouri
Status: Open to two-lane traffic
History: Built or relocated here ca. 1970
Design: Riveted, 6-panel Parker pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 89.8 ft.
Total length: 95.1 ft.
Deck width: 23.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.38687, -94.58713 (decimal degrees)
39°23'13" N, 94°35'14" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/363315/4360910 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 53 N., R. 33 W., Sec. 22
USGS topographic map: Smithville
Inventory numbers: MO 024-403500.1 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
MONBI 23329 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21304 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2006): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 38.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 450

Second Creek Road Bridge

Posted June 5, 2007, by Carol Susan Brandt Severns (carol [at] severns [dot] net)

This is the bridge we took off 169 highway to go to our house. It brings back many memories!