Sni-A-Bar Creek Bridge

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This was the middle of three bridges built in 1929 when Jackson County was developing a fine system of concrete roads. The three bridges, a pony truss, a through truss, and this simple stringer, represent the type of bridges commonly used at the time and their replacement in 2011 takes away the last opportunity to see so many examples in a short stretch of highway. Routes H and F (County 24-E) runs down the east side of the county and are part of the "outer belt" on the east and south side which connected to the roads which ran from the populated areas out into the rural areas.

Facts

Overview: Lost Steel stringer bridge over Sni-A-Bar Creek on Route H
Location: Jackson County, Missouri
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built 1929
Design: Steel stringer
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 37.4 ft.
Total length: 41.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.03897, -94.12768 (decimal degrees)
39°02'20" N, 94°07'40" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/402404/4321705 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Oak Grove
Land survey: T. 49 N., R. 29 W., Sec. 20
Average daily traffic (as of 2009): 3,757
Inventory numbers: MONBI 9940 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 49438 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of November 2009): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 21.5 (out of 100)
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Update Log

August 28, 2011: Added by Clark Vance

Related Bridges

Sni-A-Bar Creek Route H Bridge (Same project)
Tuckers Branch Route H Bridge (Same project)

Sources

Clark Vance - cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com