South Fabius River Route E Bridge

Photos

View from the southeast.

Photo taken by Chris Gonnerman in August 2011

BH Photo #210013

Overview: Lost through truss bridge over South Fabius River on Route E
Location: Knox County, Missouri
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built or relocated here in 1958
Design: Riveted, 8-panel Parker through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 147.9 ft.
Total length: 150.9 ft.
Deck width: 17.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.6 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.98539, -91.97456 (decimal degrees)
39°59'07" N, 91°58'28" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/587550/4426638 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Newark
Land survey: T. 60 N., R. 10 W., Sec. 23
Average daily traffic (as of 2009): 438
Inventory numbers: MoDOT N-456 (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
MONBI 7016 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21819 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of November 2009): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 15 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

April 6, 2012: Updated by Chris Gonnerman: Updated status (bridge has been replaced).
August 21, 2011: New photos from Chris Gonnerman
August 10, 2010: Updated by Nathan Holth: Updated planned demolition date.