Old 50 Bridge

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Old 50 Highway west of Elm, MO

Original 18 foot pavement from the 1920s

Photo taken by Clark Vance in August 2011

BH Photo #207572

Overview: Concrete bridge over South Fork Blackwater River on NW 550th Road (Old US 50)
Location: Johnson County, Missouri
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1925
Design: Concrete stringer
Dimensions: Span length: 40.0 ft.
Total length: 40.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.85657, -94.05106 (decimal degrees)
38°51'24" N, 94°03'04" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/408801/4301385 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Elm
Land survey: T. 47 N., R. 28 W., Sec. 30
Elevation: 850 ft. above sea level
Average daily traffic (as of 2017): 110
Inventory numbers: MONBI 13568 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 48922 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of December 2018): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 52.7 (out of 100)
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Old 50 Bridge

Posted August 4, 2011, by Clark Vance (cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com)

There's a better stretch of old 50 east of Otterville, MO. The roadway hasn't changed much since the '20s.

Old 50 Bridge

Posted August 4, 2011, by Nathan Holth (form3 [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

Wow, the ancient concrete roadway is really neat! And in really good condition too.