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Jowler Creek Bridge

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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

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Facts 

Overview
Lost two-span concrete arch bridge over Jowler Creek on Interurban Road
Location
Platte County, Missouri
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1912; replaced 1991
Design
Two closed-spandrel Luten arches
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 49.9 ft.
Total length: 106.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.41747, -94.74276   (decimal degrees)
39°25'03" N, 94°44'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/349977/4364553 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 53 N., R. 34 W., Sec. 8
USGS topographic map
Camden Point
Inventory numbers
MO 083-134000.7 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
BH 40441 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/1989)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 18.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1989)
200

Update Log 

  • December 9, 2012: Updated by Clark Vance: Added category "Luten arch"
  • October 21, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Interurban"
  • October 20, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Removed category "Other Interurban"
  • October 20, 2012: Updated by Clark Vance: Added categories "Other Interurban", "railroad"
  • June 28, 2012: Updated by Clark Vance: Added category "KCCC&StJ interurban RR"
  • December 2, 2009: Posted HAER photos

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Sources 

  • HAER MO-92 - Jowler Creek Bridge, Spanning Jowler Creek at Interurban Road, Camden Point vicinity, Platte County, MO