Photos
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Side view |
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Oblique view |
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North portal |
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North span |
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South span |
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Close-up of truss |
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Pier |
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Lower joint |
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Underneath |
Facts
- Overview
- Two-span through truss bridge over Establishment Creek on US 61, south of Bloomsdale
- Location
- Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri
- Status
- Open to two-lane traffic
- History
- Built 1931
- Builder
- - W.F. Fogleman (Contractor)
- Design
- Two riveted, 6-panel Pratt through trusses
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 123.3 ft.
Total length: 246.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.5 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +38.00494, -90.19956 (decimal degrees)
38°00'18" N, 90°11'58" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/745878/4210064 (zone/easting/northing)
- Land survey
- T. 38 N., R. 7 E., Sec. 13
- USGS topographic map
- Bloomsdale
- Inventory numbers
- MoDOT J-745 (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
MONBI 5504 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 22666 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 12/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 9.9 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
- 1,678
Update Log
- June 26, 2009: Updated by John Christeson: Being replaced if not already reopened
- February 26, 2007: Posted all new photos
Sources
- Missouri Historic Bridge Inventory
- John Christeson - john_christeson [at] yahoo [dot] com
Comments
Love this place!! Grew up on these creek banks. Does anyone know who took the pictures?? Thanks.
You are correct that this bridge is scheduled for replacement in 2009. The pictures attached below illustrate the damage to the structure from overdimension loads and general deterioration with age. The last two photos are attached to illustrate the condition of the rock bluff under the south abutment. If you look closely in the two photos you can see the variance in color in the horizontal layers. Some of the layers have variances in density and durability in addition to color. Unfortunately there is a soft layer very close to the normal flow of the creek directly under the bridge, which results in an abutment that will eventually be undermined by the creek. The bridge will be removed and replaced at the same location. The new south abutment will be approximately 20 feet further back to accomodate long term erosion of the bluff. The 50 people that attended the public meeting were unanimous in their desire to see a new bridge that is wider than the current 20 foot deck. The new bridge will be 32 feet in width.
save this bridge. they are planning to tear it down and replace it!!!!