Bend Road Bridge

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Overview Photo taken January 2006 by Kevin Ferguson

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Oblique view Photo taken January 2006 by Kevin Ferguson

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Portal Photo taken January 2006 by Kevin Ferguson

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Plaque Photo taken January 2006 by Kevin Ferguson

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Center joint Photo taken by James Baughn in July 2008 Enlarge Request this photo

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Deck view looking east Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2009 Enlarge Request this photo

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East portal Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2009 Enlarge Request this photo

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Oblique view Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2009 Enlarge Request this photo

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Overhead bracing Photo taken by James Baughn in July 2008 Enlarge Request this photo

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Plaque Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2009 Request this photo

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Railing Photo taken by James Baughn in July 2008 Enlarge Request this photo

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Upper hip joint Photo taken by James Baughn in July 2008 Enlarge Request this photo

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West approach Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2009 Enlarge Request this photo

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West portal Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2009 Enlarge Request this photo

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

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

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 02/2009)

Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 2.0 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2009)

1,600

Categories 

Update Log 

• March 10, 2009: New photos from James Baughn
• January 30, 2006: Posted photos from Kevin Ferguson

Sources 

• Kevin Ferguson - fergusk2 [at] slu [dot] edu
• James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
• Missouri Historic Bridge Inventory

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