Merritt Bridge

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Photo taken by Greg Hall

BH Photo #148702

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Little Beaver Creek on Route T
Location: Douglas County, Missouri
Status: Open to traffic
Future prospects: Scheduled for replacement 2018
History: Built 1934
Design: Steel stringer
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 49.2 ft.
Total length: 119.1 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.89895, -92.86810 (decimal degrees)
36°53'56" N, 92°52'05" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/511751/4083670 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Goodhope
Land survey: T. 26 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 36
Elevation: 994 ft. above sea level
Inventory numbers: MoDOT T-154 (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
MONBI 9018 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 42712 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2016): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 17.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2015): 530