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Overview

Photos taken July 2007 by James Baughn
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Deck view

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Looking downstream

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North portal

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Portal bracing

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South portal

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Loutre River on Short Road
Location
Montgomery County, Missouri
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1909 by the Missouri Bridge & Iron Co.
Builder
- Missouri Bridge & Iron Co. of St. Louis, Missouri
Design
Pin-connected, 8-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 140.1 ft.
Deck width: 12.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 18.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.82020, -91.53566   (decimal degrees)
38°49'13" N, 91°32'08" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/627122/4297842 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 47 N., R. 6 W., Sec. 24
USGS topographic map
Americus
Inventory numbers
MO 070-269000.6 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
MONBI 20656 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 22146 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2006)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 21.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
50

Update Log 

  • September 24, 2007: Posted new photos