Noix Creek MO 79 Bridge

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Photo taken by James Baughn

Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Noix Creek on MO 79 in Louisiana
Location: Louisiana, Pike County, Missouri
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built 1935-36, replaced 2017
Builder: - Otto W. Knutson of Kansas City, Missouri (Contractor)
Design: Polygonal Warren pony truss with all verticals
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 101.0 ft.
Total length: 216.8 ft.
Deck width: 23.9 ft.
Skew angle: 48 degrees
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.44468, -91.04259 (decimal degrees)
39°26'41" N, 91°02'33" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/668435/4367953 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Louisiana
Land survey: T. 54 N., R. 1 W., Sec. 20
Inventory numbers: MONBI 5837 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
MoDOT K-487R (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 22328 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2015): Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 2.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2015): 3,248

Noix Creek MO 79 Bridge

Posted July 9, 2017, by Elliott Johnson (elliottsgon15 [at] hotmail [dot] com)

This bridge is being replaced. The road is closed with no defined detour in place.