Leeper Bridge

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Overview

Photo taken by James Baughn

BH Photo #107831

Overview: Four-span through truss bridge over Black River on MO 34 near Leeper
Location: Wayne County, Missouri
Status: Open to two-lane traffic
History: Built 1933
Builder: - List & Clark Construction Co. (Contractor)
Design: From west to east:
One 6-panel Pratt through truss
Two 9-panel Parker through trusses
One 6-panel Pratt through truss
Eight steel stringer approach spans
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 181.4 ft.
Total length: 987.9 ft.
Deck width: 22.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.4 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.07904, -90.71447 (decimal degrees)
37°04'45" N, 90°42'52" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/703161/4106084 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Mill Spring
Land survey: T. 28 N., R. 3 E., Sec. 22
Average daily traffic (as of 2017): 640
Inventory numbers: MoDOT J-935 (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
MONBI 5588 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 22804 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2018): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 29.9 (out of 100)
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Leeper Bridge

Posted January 14, 2022, by Anonymous

This bridge to be replaced in 2022.