Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Alder Creek Bridge

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Overview

These photos, taken July 2005 by Bob Estes, show the bridge when it was still open to traffic.

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Deck view

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Barricade

Bob Estes revisited in Spring 2006 to discover that the bridge was the verge of being replaced.

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Just before demolition

Overview: Lost bedstead pony truss bridge over Alder Creek on CR 651
Location: Cedar County, Missouri
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built ca. 1910; rehabilitated 1989; replaced 2006
Design: Pin-connected, 3-panel bedstead Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 48.8 ft.
Total length: 84.9 ft.
Deck width: 13.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.80867, -93.95133 (decimal degrees)
37°48'31" N, 93°57'05" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey: T. 35 N., R. 27 W., Sec. 18
Inventory numbers: MO 020-170000.6 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
MONBI 18021 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21198 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/2005): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 21.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 60