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Close-up of truss

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Overview
Pony truss bridge over Buffalo Creek on MO 79 south of Louisiana
Location
Pike County, Missouri
Status
Open to two-lane traffic
History
Built 1935
Design
Warren pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 92.5 ft.
Total length: 187.0 ft.
Deck width: 22.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.43104, -91.02004   (decimal degrees)
39°25'52" N, 91°01'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/670409/4366481 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 54 N., R. 1 W., Sec. 21
USGS topographic map
Louisiana
Inventory numbers
MoDOT K-313R (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
MONBI 5760 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 22315 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2006)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 43.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
1,972

Categories 

Built 1935 (1,304)
Built during 1930s (7,082)
Functionally obsolete (6,156)
MO 79 (14)
Missouri (3,617)
Open (23,106)
Owned by state (7,025)
Pike County, Missouri (35)
Pony truss (11,785)
Span length 75-100 feet (3,811)
Total length 175-250 feet (2,104)
Truss (19,453)
Warren pony truss (762)
Warren truss (1,198)

Update Log 

  • June 8, 2005: Posted new photos