Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Turnback Creek Old US 66 Bridge

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Overview: Three-span pony truss bridge over Turnback Creek on Old US 66
Location: Lawrence County, Missouri
Status: Open to traffic with a 3 ton weight limit
History: Built 1923; made obsolete by new bridge on US 66 (now MO 96) in 1960
Design: Warren pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 69.8 ft.
Total length: 215.8 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.19250, -93.68811 (decimal degrees)
37°11'33" N, 93°41'17" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey: T. 29 N., R. 25 W., Sec. 29
USGS topographic map: Halltown
Inventory numbers: MO 055-272001.8 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
MONBI 20730 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21863 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/2007): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 60.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007): 150

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March 8, 2005: Posted photos by David Backlin

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David Backlin - us71 [at] cox [dot] net

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Turnback Creek Old US 66 Bridge

Posted January 3, 2006, by John

I grew up on a farm on Hwy 266 (old Route 66) just a few miles east of this bridge. My friends and I used to swim in Turnback Creek underneath this bridge. It was always a popular "swimin' hole" for boys in the summer.

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