Photos
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North portal Photo taken by David Smothers September 27, 2008 |
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Oblique view Photo taken by David Smothers September 27, 2008 |
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South Portal Photo taken by David Smothers September 27, 2008 |
Facts
- Overview
- Pony truss bridge over East Fork Sni-A-Bar Creek on Curtis Road
- Location
- Lafayette County, Missouri
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built ca. 1930
- Design
- Pony truss
- Dimensions
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Total length: 89.8 ft.
Deck width: 13.7 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +38.98167, -94.00667 (decimal degrees)
38°58'54" N, 94°00'24" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/412807/4315224 (zone/easting/northing)
- Land survey
- T. 48 N., R. 28 W., Sec. 9
- USGS topographic map
- Chapel Hill
- Inventory numbers
- MO 054-443001.0 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
MONBI 23918 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21833 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 12/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 43.1 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
- 70
Comments
YES.........
There is almost always a way to obtain these bridges. You can start with a call to the highway department of the county the bridge is located in. They should be able to tell you the current status of the bridge, and if there are any reuse plans already in place for the bridge. If the county has control of the bridge you would probably go through the county government. If it is a state bridge you would contact the state DOT, many of which have a reuse program in place for historic bridges. I believe Missouri is one of these. Here in Indiana I come across many bridges that have been relocated to private drives. Good Luck!
Tony
We read in the Odessa, Mo. paper earlier this year or last year that this bridge would be replaced soon...Do counties give bridges away to landowners who could use them, et. span gullies on their property?? versus destroying them or sending them to bridge cemetary???
any info would be appreciated. thank you