Taylor Bridge

Photos

Overview

Photo taken by James Baughn

BH Photo #104903

Map

Description

According to the inspection report for this bridge, the truss spans was originally built as G0388 in Lafayette County, removed from service in 1952, and relocated and stored on site here until 1956 when it was erected along with new approach spans.

1987 topo shows Taylor Bridge.

Facts

Overview: Lost through truss bridge over South Moreau Creek on Route D
Location: Cole County, Missouri
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1922 in Lafayette County and relocated and erected here in 1956 with new approach spans
Design: Riveted, 6-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 120.7 ft.
Total length: 286.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.0 ft.
Also called: South Moreau Creek Route D Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.49529, -92.34323 (decimal degrees)
38°29'43" N, 92°20'36" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/557273/4260975 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Brazito
Land survey: T. 43 N., R. 13 W., Sec. 10
Elevation: 636 ft. above sea level
Inventory numbers: MoDOT P-969 (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
MONBI 8009 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21331 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2013): Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 29.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011): 288

Update Log

June 20, 2016: Updated by Clark Vance: Name per topo, elevation
August 23, 2011: Updated by Nathan Holth: Corrected construction date per inspection report.

Sources

Nathan Holth
Clark Vance - cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com

Comments

South Moreau Creek Route D Bridge

Posted June 13, 2014, by Anonymous (Tillerman61 [at] gmail [dot] com)

This bridge has been demolished and is now being replaced.