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Hoffman Junction Bridge

St. Francois County, Missouri
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UP Rr Bridge

Looking South

Photo taken by John Christeson in June 2007

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Essay 

Written by John Christeson

Bridge has been replaced.....pics soon

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Facts 

Overview
Concrete tee beam bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on Old Bonne Terre Road
Location
St. Francois County, Missouri
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1925
Design
Concrete tee beam
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 42.0 ft.
Total length: 86.9 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.90606, -90.54978   (decimal degrees)
37°54'22" N, 90°32'59" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/715413/4198222 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 37 N., R. 4 E., Sec. 23
USGS topographic map
Bonne Terre
Inventory numbers
MONBI 14456 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 38023 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2010)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 44.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010)
1,200

Categories 

Beam (6,048)
Built 1925 (947)
Built during 1920s (7,033)
Concrete balustrade (425)
Concrete tee beam (1,080)
Functionally obsolete (7,040)
Missouri (4,522)
 Open (28,316)
Owned by county (16,489)
Span length 25-50 feet (10,054)
St. Francois County, Missouri (70)
Total length 75-100 feet (4,795)
Union Pacific Railroad (793)

Update Log 

  • March 28, 2013: New photo from John Christeson
  • July 8, 2012: Essay added by John Christeson
  • December 30, 2009: New photos from James Baughn
  • March 17, 2009: New photo from John Christeson
  • November 4, 2008: Added by John Christeson

Sources 

  • John Christeson - panamakid_69 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
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Up Rr Bridge
Posted October 28, 2009, by GP (lopull1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

This is a pretty fun bridge. When the old Bonne Terre Road bridge over the Big River was being torn down and reconstructed I was given permission to ride my motorcycle further down Old Bonne Terre Road even though I didn't have a drivers license and was only 13 or 14. I decided I'd try to "catch some air" on my way back and WOW is it possible. I pulled it off but I really scared myself that day because I'd never gotten that far above pavement. Not to mention the fact the bridge is off angle and you end up in the other lane for landing.