Snipe Slough Route O Bridge

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Photo taken by Ben Tate in August 2011

BH Photo #209554

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Snipe Slough on Route O just southwest of Kennett
Location: Dunklin County, Missouri
Status: Open to traffic
Future prospects: MoDOT will accept proposals for reuse until March 30, 2017.
History: Built 1922-23; rehabilitated and widened in 1931
Builders: - Robertson, Carmean & Bennett of Caruthersville, Missouri (contractor)
- Vincennes Bridge Co. of Vincennes, Indiana (fabricator)
Design: Riveted Warren pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 69.9 ft.
Total length: 75.1 ft.
Deck width: 22.6 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.22303, -90.07368 (decimal degrees)
36°13'23" N, 90°04'25" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/763032/4012657 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Kennett South
Land survey: T. 18 N., R. 9 E., Sec. 3
Average daily traffic (as of 2015): 2,192
Inventory numbers: MoDOT F-631R1 (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
MONBI 4492 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21473 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2015): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 28.6 (out of 100)
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Posted August 23, 2011, by Nathan Holth (form3 [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

According to the bridge inspection report for this bridge the structure was widened and redecked in 1931.