Smith Branch MO 161 Bridge

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Overview

Photo taken by James Baughn in August 2008

BH Photo #121919

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Smith Branch on MO 161
Location: Montgomery County, Missouri
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1934
Builder: - Deering & Davidson of St. Louis, Missouri
Design: Skewed, riveted Warren pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 70.8 ft.
Total length: 134.8 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Skew angle: 22 degrees
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.93702, -91.52646 (decimal degrees)
38°56'13" N, 91°31'35" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/627712/4310819 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Montgomery City
Land survey: T. 48 N., R. 6 W., Sec. 13
Average daily traffic (as of 2017): 2,584
Inventory numbers: MoDOT T-236 (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
MONBI 9047 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 22147 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2018): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 80 (out of 100)
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Smith Branch MO 161 Bridge

Posted July 20, 2020, by Tim O'Connell (campertho789 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

This bridge is scheduled to be demolished and replaced beginning 7/27/20 according to the MODOT website.