From west to east (all trusses are pin-connected):
One 4-panel half-hip Pratt pony truss, with northern truss destroyed
Two 5-panel half-hip Pratt pony trusses
One 7-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 145.0 ft.
Total length: 279.8 ft.
Deck width: 13.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 18.5 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called
Big Maries Bridge
Pentecostal Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.44463, -91.99081(decimal degrees) 38°26'41" N, 91°59'27" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/588067/4255631 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 43 N., R. 10 W., Sec. 26
USGS topographic map
Westphalia East
Inventory numbers
MO 076-075000.3 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
MONBI 14760 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 22248 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2011)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory(6 out of 9) Superstructure condition rating: Serious(3 out of 9) Substructure condition rating: Poor(4 out of 9) Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 22.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011)
50
Categories
Update Log
September 22, 2012: Updated by Fmiser: Added alternate names
Posted March 24, 2008, by Paul Boudreau (paboudreau)
Here is an exceptional image of the bridge appearing on an undated 1 cent postcard. Thanks to Shawn Kell of Koeltztown for bringing it to my attention.