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Baugh Ford Bridge

Lawrence County, Missouri
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Photo taken by Greg Hall

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Overview
Lost pony truss bridge over Spring River on CR 2130
Location
Lawrence County, Missouri
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1894 by the Kansas City Bridge Co.; replaced 2010
Builder
- Kansas City Bridge Co. of Kansas City, Missouri (Superstructure)
Design
Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 91.8 ft.
Deck width: 12.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.08872, -93.86820   (decimal degrees)
37°05'19" N, 93°52'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/422840/4105067 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Mount Vernon
Land survey
T. 28 N., R. 27 W., Sec. 34
Inventory numbers
MO 055-517001.4 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
MONBI 24606 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21859 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/2007)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 14.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
120

Categories 

19th Century (6,117)
4-panel truss (254)
Built 1894 (209)
Built during 1890s (2,442)
Kansas City Bridge Co. (124)
Lawrence County, Missouri (38)
Lost (18,399)
Lost 2010 (370)
Lost during 2010s (1,897)
Missouri (5,903)
One-lane traffic (7,407)
 Owned by county (18,712)
Pin-connected (3,024)
Pony truss (14,994)
Pratt pony truss (3,147)
Pratt truss (7,926)
Replaced by new bridge (12,160)
Span length 50-75 feet (8,807)
Structurally deficient (18,307)
Total length 75-100 feet (5,860)
Truss (29,280)

Update Log 

  • February 20, 2007: Posted photos from Greg Hall

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Baugh Ford Bridge
Posted April 23, 2010, by Cathi Baugh (cathibaugh01 [at] hotmail [dot] com)

It's gone now. Very sad...

Baugh Ford Bridge
Posted January 1, 2010, by Greg Hall (cyclebay [at] aol [dot] com)

Verified during opersonal visit today 1/1/10 that this bridge is closed with piles of large gravel blocking access at each end. I had been advised a couple of months back that this bridge was closed, so it appears to have been this way for a time now. Today there were stakes approx 50 yards to the South that I believe may indicate preparations for a replacment bridge.

Spring River CR 2130 Bridge
Posted January 30, 2007, by Greg Hall (cyclebay [at] aol [dot] com)

Photo 7: West Abutment, from north side. 2x12's for unknown reason, maybe a repair prior

Photo 8: Under west end decking on approach. Appears to have metal deck with concrete poured on top. 2x12's mixed in, but not secured very long term.

Photo 9: Upper joint on North side/east end

Webmaster's note: The photos that were here have been incorporated into the main site.

Spring River CR 2130 Bridge
Posted January 30, 2007, by Greg Hall (cyclebay [at] aol [dot] com)

CR2100 Bridge, located at the intersection of CR2130 and CR1105.

I did not remember to verify GPS location while there, but the tracking on my GPS shows tht it would be at 37 5.308 93 52.104. I believe that what is currently posted is very close.

I was able to get under the west end and take a photo of the abutment. Not sure what the 2x12's ar for, as the steel beams seem to be sitting solidly on the concrete. Maybe they were used for a redecking repair prior and left. This is two weeks after a major ice storm here and there is a lot of tree debris around.

Photo 1: approach from cr1105/east end

Photo 2: Looking west, south side of bridge

Photo 3: Looking west, North side of bridge

Photo 4: Looking East, west approach

Photo 5: Looking East, South side

Photo 6: West End, North support joint. Concrete deteriation. Limbs are from ice storm

Webmaster's note: The photos that were here have been incorporated into the main site.