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Side view

Photos taken April 2004 by David Backlin
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East end

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West end

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Photo taken by Gene McCluney in October 2007

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Facts 

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
Builder
- Baker & Koontz (Contractor)
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")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/438929/4116448 (zone/easting/northing)
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

Update Log 

  • December 13, 2008: New photo from Gene McCluney
  • March 8, 2005: Posted photos by David Backlin

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Comments 

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.