Historic Bridges of the U.S.

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View from northwest

Photos taken June 2005 by David Backlin when the bridge was undergoing repairs

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View from southeast

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Oblique view

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Deck view

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Underneath

Overview: Three-span pony truss bridge over Bull Creek on Red Bridge Road southeast of Ozark
Location: Christian County, Missouri
Status: Open to one-lane traffic
Design: Three pin-connected, 5-panel Pratt pony trusses
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 85.9 ft.
Total length: 255.0 ft.
Deck width: 11.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.87497, -93.15594 (decimal degrees)
36°52'30" N, 93°09'21" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey: T. 25 N., R. 20 W., Sec. 8
Inventory numbers: MO 022-433000.4 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
MONBI 23796 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21250 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2005): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 18.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 25