Vole Drive Bridge

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Photo taken September 1991 by David Summerlin for the Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Photo taken September 1991 by David Summerlin for the Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

Map 

Facts 

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

Wrought iron, 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

Categories 

Update Log 

• September 14, 2008: New photos from James Baughn

Sources 

• HAER MO-69 - Clear Creek Bridge
• James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com

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