242nd Street Bridge

Photos

Looking north

Photo taken by James Baughn in May 2010

BH Photo #164234

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Big Muddy Creek on 242nd Street
Location: Daviess County, Missouri
Status: Intact but closed to all traffic
History: Built 1915
Design: Riveted Warren pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 49.8 ft.
Total length: 50.8 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.09326, -93.94867 (decimal degrees)
40°05'36" N, 93°56'55" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/419131/4438539 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Jameson
Land survey: T. 61 N., R. 27 W., Sec. 9
Inventory numbers: MO 031-384000.2 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
MONBI 22975 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21389 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2014): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 26.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2014): 15