Photos
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Overview Photos taken January 2006 by Kevin Ferguson |
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Oblique view |
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Portal |
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Plaque |
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Center joint Photo taken by James Baughn in July 2008 |
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Deck view looking east Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2009 |
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East portal Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2009 |
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Oblique view Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2009 |
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Overhead bracing Photo taken by James Baughn in July 2008 |
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Plaque Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2009 |
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Railing Photo taken by James Baughn in July 2008 |
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Upper hip joint Photo taken by James Baughn in July 2008 |
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West approach Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2009 |
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West portal Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2009 |
Facts
- Overview
- Two-span through truss bridge on Bend Road over Meramec River in 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
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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
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +38.46129, -90.77253 (decimal degrees)
38°27'41" N, 90°46'21" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/694345/4259349 (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 02/2007)
- 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 2007)
- 1,600
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