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North Approach

Photo taken by David Backlin

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Overview: Two-span concrete arch bridge over Cave Springs Branch on Blecha Road at the Oklahoma line
Location: McDonald County, Missouri, and Delaware County, Oklahoma
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1914
Design: Two closed-spandrel concrete arches
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 28.9 ft.
Total length: 61.0 ft.
Deck width: 22.3 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.54741, -94.61787 (decimal degrees)
36°32'51" N, 94°37'04" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/355193/4045884 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 21 N., R. 34 W., Sec. 21
USGS topographic map: South West City
Inventory numbers: MONBI 21564 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
MO 060-311003.1 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
BH 42835 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2012): 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: 64.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010): 500

Update Log

October 7, 2011: New photos from Gene McCluney
September 15, 2010: New photos from David Backlin
April 22, 2010: Updated by David Backlin: Added USGS quadrant
June 21, 2009: Added by James Baughn

Sources

Missouri Historic Bridge Inventory
David Backlin - us71 [at] cox [dot] net
Gene McCluney - gmacfilm [at] live [dot] com

Comments

Blecha Road Bridge

Posted September 13, 2010, by David Backlin (us71 [at] cox [dot] net)

I visited this bridge on 12 September 2010. The west side of the bridge appears to have been reconstructed as the concrete wall appears to be of a different design. Also, the arches on the west side are square, as opposed to round.

My guess is the bridge was rebuilt after an accident or possibly widened to accommodate modern vehicles.