Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Garland Avenue Bridge

Facts

Overview: Open-spandrel arch bridge over Dry Fork Fishing River on Garland Avenue in Excelsior Springs
Location: Excelsior Springs, Clay County, Missouri
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1917 by the Western Bridge Co.
Builder: - Western Bridge Co. of Harrisonville, Missouri
Design: Open-spandrel concrete arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 67.9 ft.
Total length: 99.0 ft.
Deck width: 22.0 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.33767, -94.22513 (decimal degrees)
39°20'16" N, 94°13'30" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/394571/4354851 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 52 N., R. 30 W., Sec. 12
USGS topographic map: Excelsior Springs
Inventory numbers: MO 024-137000.6 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
MONBI 16930 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21291 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2006): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 23.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 450