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St. Francis River Route E Bridge

Madison County, Missouri
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Overview

Photo taken September 2007 by James Baughn

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Facts 

Overview
Two-span through truss bridge over St. Francis River on Route E
Location
Madison County, Missouri
Status
Open to two-lane traffic
Future prospects
Scheduled for replacement
History
Built 1936
Builder
- James R. Hancock (Contractor)
Design
Two 6-panel Pratt through trusses
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 121.0 ft.
Total length: 346.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.50251, -90.45771   (decimal degrees)
37°30'09" N, 90°27'28" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/724724/4153655 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 33 N., R. 5 E., Sec. 35
USGS topographic map
Rhodes Mountain
Inventory numbers
MoDOT T-71 (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
MONBI 8976 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21975 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2011)
Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 3.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011)
684

Categories 

6-panel truss (405)
Built 1936 (746)
Built during 1930s (8,551)
Doomed (799)
James R. Hancock (3)
Madison County, Missouri (37)
Missouri (4,522)
Open (28,309)
Owned by state (9,807)
 Pratt through truss (3,166)
Pratt truss (5,658)
Span length 100-125 feet (3,299)
St. Francis River (25)
Structurally deficient (16,678)
Through truss (9,205)
Total length 250-500 feet (3,371)
Truss (23,567)

Update Log 

  • March 28, 2013: New photo from John Christeson
  • April 14, 2011: New photos from John Christeson
  • September 24, 2007: Posted all new photos

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St. Francis River Route E Bridge
Posted October 1, 2012, by Joe (joefrank78 [at] hotmail [dot] com)

MoDot will begin project to replace this bridge in October, 2012.

St. Francis River Route E Bridge
Posted December 24, 2007, by Scott Braddy (others100 [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

A correction made on one of Benjamin Braddy's son's name to Ezariah not Euriah.

St. Francis River Route E Bridge
Posted December 23, 2007, by Scott Braddy (others100 [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

This bridge location has a much longer historical history than the bridge itself. The bridge sets on what used to be the historical Braddy Ford. I believe this ferry was in use around the 1830s or 1840s Im not sure the duration of it's existence. Benjamin Braddy and family owned the property the St. Francis River Route E Bridge sits on now. Those that ran the business may have been Benjamin Braddy himself and his son's Euriah and Jesse. If you or anyone else has any information on the historical Braddy Ford in Madison County Mo., please email me at others100@sbcglobal.net