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Guyers Ford Bridge

Cooper County, Missouri
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Overview
Through truss bridge over Petite Saline Creek on Guyers Ford Road
Location
Cooper County, Missouri
Status
Closed to all traffic
History
Built or relocated here in 1921; closed to traffic April 5, 2010
Design
Pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 132.8 ft.
Deck width: 12.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.91997, -92.65710   (decimal degrees)
38°55'12" N, 92°39'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/529726/4307951 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 48 N., R. 16 W., Sec. 15
USGS topographic map
Boonville
Inventory numbers
MONBI 14549 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21346 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2008)
Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 0.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
25

Categories 

6-panel truss (409)
Cooper County, Missouri (55)
Missouri (4,533)
One-lane traffic (7,119)
Open (28,454)
Owned by county (16,526)
Pin-connected (1,568)
Pratt through truss (3,184)
Pratt truss (5,687)
 Relocated (367)
Span length 100-125 feet (3,307)
Structurally deficient (16,728)
Sufficiency rating zero (307)
Through truss (9,254)
Total length 125-175 feet (4,156)
Truss (23,615)
Wooden deck (5,415)

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  • April 2, 2007: Posted new photos
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Guyers Ford Bridge
Posted April 6, 2010, by Theresa Krebs (theresa [at] CoCoMoVoice [dot] com)

As of April 5, 2010, this bridge has been closed until further notice per the Cooper County Emergency Management Association/ 911. The EMA said that as of April 5, the bridge was found to be unsafe for travel per an inspection by the Missouri Department of Transportation.