Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Chouteau Creek Old US 40 Bridge

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Deck view

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Oblique view, north side

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Oblique view, south side

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Extra girder

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Below the extra girder

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Chouteau Creek on the south I-70 frontage road (formerly US 40, later Route OO)
Location: Cooper County, Missouri
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1924
Design: Riveted, 5-panel Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 179.1 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.93368, -92.89928 (decimal degrees)
38°56'01" N, 92°53'57" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey: T. 48 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 9
Inventory numbers: MoDOT G-365 (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
MONBI 4609 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21341 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2005): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Not deficient
Sufficiency rating: 49.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004): 226