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Overview: Two-span through truss bridge over Flat Creek on South Grand Avenue, south of Sedalia
Location: Pettis County, Missouri
Status: Open to one-lane traffic
History: Built ca. 1898 by the Sedalia, Warsaw and Southwestern Railroad
Design: Pair of pin-connected, 5-panel Pratt through trusses
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 84.9 ft.
Total length: 169.9 ft.
Deck width: 13.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 18.4 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.65589, -93.24093 (decimal degrees)
38°39'21" N, 93°14'27" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey: T. 45 N., R. 21 W., Sec. 21
Inventory numbers: MO 080-237002.0 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
MONBI 19867 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 22289 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/2006): Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 63.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 400

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February 5, 2007: Posted all new photos

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Flat Creek Railroad Bridge

Posted October 28, 2007, by John Hayes (jehayes54 [at] hotmail [dot] com)

This bridge is still in service for one-way traffic as of October 28, 2007. It was originally built by the railroad for the short line between Sedalia and Warsaw. Between Warsaw and Sedalia the rail line also serviced the small towns of Cole Camp and Mora. At the southern terminus, Warsaw had a "Y" to turn the train around for the return trip. The Missouri Pacific Railroad (MoPac) operated this short line in its later years. I often cross it when going between my farm and Sedalia.

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