Photos
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Photo taken by Greg Hall |
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Photo taken by Greg Hall |
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Photo taken by Greg Hall |
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Photo taken by Greg Hall |
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Photo taken by Greg Hall |
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Photo taken by Greg Hall |
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Photo taken by Greg Hall |
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Overview Photo taken by James Baughn in January 2009 |
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Deck view Photo taken by James Baughn in January 2009 |
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South portal Photo taken by James Baughn in January 2009 |
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Barricade Photo taken by James Baughn in January 2009 |
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Behind portal bracing Photo taken by James Baughn in January 2009 |
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Lally columns Photo taken by James Baughn in January 2009 |
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Looking downstream Photo taken by James Baughn in January 2009 |
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Missing board Photo taken by James Baughn in January 2009 |
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Missing guardrails Photo taken by James Baughn in January 2009 |
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North approach Photo taken by James Baughn in January 2009 |
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North portal Photo taken by James Baughn in January 2009 |
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North truss Photo taken by James Baughn in January 2009 |
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Pinned joint Photo taken by James Baughn in January 2009 |
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Top of pier Photo taken by James Baughn in January 2009 |
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Underneath Photo taken by James Baughn in January 2009 |
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Uneven deck Photo taken by James Baughn in January 2009 |
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View from a distance Photo taken by James Baughn in January 2009 |
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Wooden planks Photo taken by James Baughn in January 2009 |
Facts
- Overview
- Three-span through truss bridge over Osage Fork on Tulsa Road
- Location
- Laclede County, Missouri
- Status
- Closed to traffic
- History
- Built 1908 by the Illinois Steel Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1987; closed to traffic 2007
- Builder
- - Illinois Steel Bridge Co. of Jacksonville, Illinois
- Design
- Three 7-panel, pin-connected Pratt through trusses
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 124.0 ft.
Total length: 421.8 ft.
Deck width: 12.1 ft.
- Recognition
- Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Also called
- Tulsa Road Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +37.57667, -92.47500 (decimal degrees)
37°34'36" N, 92°28'30" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/546357/4158976 (zone/easting/northing)
- Land survey
- T. 33 N., R. 14 W., Sec. 16
- USGS topographic map
- Drew
- Inventory numbers
- MONBI 19128 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
MO 053-212000.7 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
BH 21829 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 11/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 20.7 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
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Update Log
- January 19, 2009: New photos from James Baughn
- February 21, 2008: Greg Hall reports bridge is closed
Sources
- James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
- Missouri Historic Bridge Inventory
Comments
Date of photo's 9/10/07
Approx GPS N37 34.512, W 092 28.605
Most noteworthy is that bridge is closed. Local mail carrier stated that it had been closed in April and that it had made the mail route most inconvienient to run. She states that there is talk of replacement and talk of repair,but apparently no funds for either at the moment. Beautiful bridge, hard to photo due to trees.
Sign at north end proclaimed 6 ton limit prior to closing. Deck is rotten with no obvious structural damage.
Photo 1- Looking north
Photo 2- Looking north west (as road approach)
Photo 3- General deck condition
Photo 4- Looking south
Photo 5- Looking south/east
Photo 6- Decking near north end
Webmaster's note: The photos that were here have been incorporated into the main site.