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Gasconade River Old US 66 Bridge

Laclede County, Missouri
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East end

Photo taken April 2004 by David Backlin

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Street View 

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Facts 

Overview
Three-span through truss bridge over Gasconade River on Old US 66 near Hazelgreen
Location
Laclede County, Missouri
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1922-24
Design
From west to east:
One 8-panel Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Two 8-panel Parker through trusses
One 6-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 161.7 ft.
Total length: 525.8 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.8 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.75909, -92.45186   (decimal degrees)
37°45'33" N, 92°27'07" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/548282/4179227 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 35 N., R. 14 W., Sec. 15
USGS topographic map
Richland
Inventory numbers
MoDOT G-245 (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
MONBI 4570 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21827 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2011)
Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 23.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011)
380

Categories 

Built 1924 (494)
Built during 1920s (7,033)
Gasconade River (12)
Have street view (9,909)
Laclede County, Missouri (20)
Missouri (4,528)
NR-eligible (3,751)
Open (28,322)
Owned by state (9,811)
Parker through truss (948)
 Parker truss (1,268)
Pratt through truss (3,166)
Pratt truss (5,660)
Span length 125-175 feet (2,957)
Structurally deficient (16,686)
Through truss (9,212)
Total length 500-1000 feet (1,805)
Truss (23,578)
US 66 (182)

Update Log 

  • January 30, 2012: New photo from Larry Dooley
  • December 3, 2011: New photo from David Backlin
  • August 19, 2011: New photos from Ben Tate
  • December 13, 2008: New photos from Gene McCluney
  • July 28, 2008: New photos from David Backlin
  • July 27, 2008: New photos from Kim Harvey
  • March 22, 2005: Posted photos by David Backlin

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Gasconade River Old US 66 Bridge
Posted July 28, 2008, by David Backlin (us71 [at] cox [dot] net)

I added some new photos including a couple re-shoots with a better camera.