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Bend Road Bridge

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Photo taken January 2006 by Kevin Ferguson

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Overview
Two-span through truss bridge over Meramec River on Bend Road, southwest of Pacific
Location
Franklin County, Missouri
Status
Open to one-lane traffic
Future prospects
Slated for demolition and replacement, however it appears Section 106 applies to the bridge.
History
Built 1916-17 by Miller & Borcherding; rehabilitated 1991
Builder
- Miller & Borcherding Bridge Builders of St. Louis, Missouri
Design
Pair of pin-connected, 10-panel Pennsylvania through trusses
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 200.1 ft.
Total length: 421.8 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.0 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called
Withington Ford Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.46106, -90.77266   (decimal degrees)
38°27'40" N, 90°46'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/694334/4259322 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 43 N., R. 2 E., Sec. 14
USGS topographic map
Gray Summit
Inventory numbers
MONBI 15356 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21474 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/2011)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 2.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011)
1,600

Update Log 

  • March 5, 2013: Photos added by Karen Daniels
  • July 31, 2012: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge is now doomed.
  • March 10, 2009: New photos from James Baughn
  • January 30, 2006: Posted photos from Kevin Ferguson

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Bend Road Bridge
Posted October 6, 2011, by Nathan Holth (form3 [at] historicbridges [dot] org)