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Overview: Lost concrete arch bridge over Turkey Creek on Black Cat Road
Location: Jasper County, Missouri
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built 1912 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 1992
Builder: - Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co. of Leavenworth, Kansas
Design: Closed-spandrel concrete arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 80.1 ft.
Total length: 113.9 ft.
Deck width: 20.3 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.11875, -94.56707 (decimal degrees)
37°07'07" N, 94°34'01" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/360777/4109189 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 28 N., R. 33 W., Sec. 30
USGS topographic map: Joplin West
Inventory numbers: MO 049-628000.7 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
BH 38729 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/1991): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 35.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1991): 75