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Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Clear Creek on Vole Drive (CR 312) east of Ritchie
Location: Newton County, Missouri
Status: Replaced by a modern stringer bridge
History: Originally built 1886 at Redings Mill by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co., then relocated here in 1932. Replaced by a new bridge in 1993.
Builder: - Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Design: Pin-connected, 8-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 118.1 ft.
Total length: 120.1 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.2 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.93815, -94.13064 (decimal degrees)
36°56'17" N, 94°07'50" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/399316/4088607 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 26 N., R. 29 W., Sec. 29
USGS topographic map: Newtonia
Inventory numbers: MO 073-312000.2 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
MO 073-312000.2 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
BH 22181 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/1990): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 17.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1988): 100