Mill Creek Bridge

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Mill Creek Bridge

Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in April 2017

Overview: Lost wrought iron pony truss bridge over Mill Creek on S. Mill Creek Road
Location: Lincoln County, Missouri
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built 1887 by the St. Louis Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 1995
Builder: - St. Louis Bridge & Iron Co. of St. Louis, Missouri
Design: Wrought iron, pin-connected, 5-panel Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Span length: 66.9 ft.
Total length: 66.9 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.12000, -91.05167 (decimal degrees)
39°07'12" N, 91°03'06" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/668430/4331900 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Silex
Land survey: T. 50 N., R. 1 W., Sec. 7
Inventory numbers: MO 057-118000.3 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
BH 42685 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/1990): Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 21.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1990): 35