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Brief History
Written by John Christeson
This bridge replaces an earlier bridge at this location.
Facts
- Overview
- Steel stringer bridge over Big River on Mo 8 E
- Location
- St. Francois County, Missouri
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1960
- Design
- Steel stringer
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 114.8 ft.
Total length: 417.0 ft.
Deck width: 25.9 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +37.87000, -90.64333 (decimal degrees)
37°52'12" N, 90°38'36" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Land survey
- T. 36 N., R. 4 E., Sec. 6
- Inventory number
- BH 36635 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection (as of 01/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 42.6 (out of 100)
- Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
- 6,253
Update Log
- May 19, 2008: Essay added by John Christeson
Sources
- John Christeson - john_christeson [at] yahoo [dot] com