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Overview: Three-span pony truss bridge over Osage Fork on MO 5 in Twin Bridges
Location: Laclede County, Missouri
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1932
Builder: - Kelly & Underwood (Contractor)
Design: Three-span polygonal Warren pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 103.3 ft.
Total length: 308.0 ft.
Deck width: 23.9 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.53500, -92.59000 (decimal degrees)
37°32'06" N, 92°35'24" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/536223/4154303 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 33 N., R. 15 W., Sec. 33
USGS topographic map: Russ
Inventory numbers: MoDOT J-881 (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
MONBI 5563 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21831 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2007): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 4.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 2,584

Osage Fork MO 5 Bridge

Posted September 14, 2007, by Greg Hall (cyclebay [at] aol [dot] com)

Photo's taken 9/10/07

Approx GPS is N37 32.179, W 092 35.362

Photo 1- looking east and weight sign

Photo 2- Looking East-Too much traffic to get any closer

Photo 3- Looking West

Photo 4- Plaque

Photo 5- Structure-extremelly limited side view access, this is best I could do.

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