Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Round Spring Bridge

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Overview

Round Spring features a large natural bridge... but this nearby artificial bridge is pretty impressive, too.

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Close-up of arch

For a creek that usually has little or no water in it, this bridge does border on overkill.

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View of piers

Notice how the piers are not set at right angles to the deck.

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Close-up of bridge damage

Like many state highway bridges built in the 1920s, the edges are starting to crumble.

Overview: Single open-spandrel arch over Spring Valley Creek on MO 19
Location: Shannon County, Missouri
Status: Open to traffic on a paved road with no posted weight limits
Future prospects: Scheduled for replacement or rehabilitation
History: Built 1930
Design: Open-spandrel arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 154.8 ft.
Total length: 522.8 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Also called: Spring Valley Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.28186, -91.40934 (decimal degrees)
37°16'55" N, 91°24'34" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey: T. 30 N., R. 4 W., Sec. 20
Inventory numbers: MONBI 5386 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 22544 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2006): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 35.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 552