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Photo taken January 2006 by Kevin Ferguson

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

Bend Road Bridge

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