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Side view

Photo taken by James Baughn

The road from the north has recently been vacated by the county. It's not clear if the road from the south is still open to the public.

Overview: Derelict through truss bridge over Castor River east of Aquilla at end of CR 535
Location: Stoddard County, Missouri
Status: Abandoned with missing deck
Future prospects: Available for reuse
History: Completed March 1906 by the Vincennes Bridge Co.
Builder: - Vincennes Bridge Co. of Vincennes, Indiana
Design: Pin-connected, 7-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Span length: 125.0 ft.
Total length: 125.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.5 ft.
Also called: Proffer Road Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.94827, -89.87527 (decimal degrees)
36°56'54" N, 89°52'31" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/243966/4092997 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 27 N., R. 11 E., Sec. 28
USGS topographic map: Bloomfield
Inventory numbers: 103-052000.0
BH 22679 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/1990): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 22.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1988): 100