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Otter Creek CR 169 Bridge

Monroe County, Missouri

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Overview
Pony truss bridge over Otter Creek on CR 169
Location
Monroe County, Missouri
Status
Appears to be gone when viewing satellite images.
Future prospects
I was nearby this summer, but was not able to get close enough to confirm if bridge still exists.
History
Built 1907 by the Pan-American Bridge Co.; abandoned 1996
Design
Riveted, 3-panel Warren bedstead pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 47.9 ft.
Total length: 48.8 ft.
Deck width: 11.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.59508, -92.13952   (decimal degrees)
39°35'42" N, 92°08'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/573843/4382975 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Woodlawn
Land survey
T. 55 N., R. 11 W., Sec. 4
Inventory numbers
MO 069-342001.1 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
MONBI 22150 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 22120 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (3,957)
Bedstead Warren pony truss (108)
Bedstead truss (548)
Built 1907 (755)
Built during 1900s (7,736)
Missouri (6,570)
Monroe County, Missouri (85)
Owned by county (21,715)
 Pony truss (17,223)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,354)
Structurally deficient (12,761)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,616)
Truss (36,746)
Warren pony truss (3,595)
Warren truss (7,089)
Wooden deck (6,210)

Update Log 

  • October 9, 2017: Updated by K. Allen Ballard: Bridge appears to be gone from satellite images; unconfirmed.

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