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River Road Bridge

Greene County, Missouri

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Photo taken by James Baughn

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BH Photo #105381

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Overview
Preserved through truss bridge over James River on River Road (Old US 60/65) in Springfield
Location
Springfield, Greene County, Missouri
Status
Open to pedestrians only as part of a city walking trail, but could still handle vehicular traffic
Future prospects
Preserved
History
Built 1922-23 by contractor M.E. Gillioz; bypassed by new bridges on US 60 in 1953 and US 65 in 1960
Builder
- M.E. Gillioz of Monett, Missouri (Contractor)
Design
Rivet-connected, 8-panel Parker through truss with one Warren pony truss at each end
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 160.0 ft.
Total length: 287.0 ft.
Deck width: 19.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.1 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.12289, -93.22835   (decimal degrees)
37°07'22" N, 93°13'42" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/479714/4108529 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Ozark
Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
50
Inventory numbers
MO 039-407522.0 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
MONBI 23435 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21538 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of June 2008)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 31.9 (out of 100)
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Categories 

8-panel truss (389)
Built 1923 (614)
Built during 1920s (9,879)
Concrete deck (139)
Greene County, Missouri (99)
Have diagram (35)
Have street view (26,798)
James River (Missouri) (6)
M.E. Gillioz (40)
Missouri (6,285)
NR-eligible (4,044)
Open to pedestrians (4,165)
Owned by county (20,728)
Parker through truss (1,293)
 Parker truss (1,673)
Pony truss (16,159)
Preserved (1,172)
Riveted (2,159)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,209)
Springfield, Missouri (42)
Structurally deficient (14,291)
Through truss (15,004)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,213)
Truss (32,690)
US 60 (78)
US 65 (52)
Warren pony truss (3,345)
Warren truss (6,538)

Update Log 

  • September 12, 2016: New photos from Jack Schmidt
  • February 27, 2014: New photos from Jack Schmidt

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