Historic Bridges of the U.S.

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Overview

Photos taken April 2005 by David Backlin

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West side

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Looking north

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Span at south end

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Photo taken by Gene McCluney in October 2007

Vicinity map

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Overview: Five-span arch bridge over Shoal Creek on Old Route E, northwest of Granby
Location: Newton County, Missouri
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1919 by the Concrete & Steel Construction Co.; made obsolete by bridge on new alignment in 1974
Builder: - Concrete & Steel Construction Co. of Joplin, Missouri
Design: Closed-spandrel concrete arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 43.0 ft.
Total length: 214.8 ft.
Deck width: 18.3 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.94536, -94.26534 (decimal degrees)
36°56'43" N, 94°15'55" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/387331/4089558 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 26 N., R. 31 W., Sec. 25
USGS topographic map: Granby
Inventory numbers: MO 073-713000.6 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
MONBI 25245 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
MoDOT Z-642 (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 22171 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2008): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 21.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 200

Old Route E Bridge

Posted May 19, 2009, by Harry Styron (hstyron [at] gmail [dot] com)

This bridge is known locally as Wagon Bridge.