Photos 

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Overview

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South portal

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North portal

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Deck view

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Upper chord hip joint

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New diagonal tension member

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Top of pier

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North approach

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Underneath main span

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Concrete piers

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North abutment

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Stringers

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Remaining plaque

Class B
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After demolition

Photo taken by James Baughn in December 2008

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Truckload of steel

Photo taken by James Baughn in December 2008

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Map 

Vicinity Map

Vicinity map

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Diagram 

Facts 

Overview
Lost through truss bridge over North Moreau Creek on Walnut Acres Road
Location
Cole County, Missouri
Status
No longer exists
History
Built 1913; relocated 1921; demolished December 2008
Design
Pin-connected, 8-panel Parker through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 169.9 ft.
Total length: 205.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.51730, -92.30175   (decimal degrees)
38°31'02" N, 92°18'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/560872/4263443 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 44 N., R. 13 W., Sec. 36
USGS topographic map
Lohman
Inventory numbers
MONBI 13788 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
MO 026-047002.8 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
BH 21333 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2007)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 17.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
47

Update Log 

  • December 17, 2008: New photos from James Baughn
  • December 6, 2008: Bridge has been demolished
  • December 2, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey: updated status on bridge

Sources 

Comments 

Walnut Acres Road Bridge
Posted December 18, 2008, by Wayne Kizziar (wayne1701 [at] cableone [dot] net)

What a shame, another grand old bridge gone.

Walnut Acres Road Bridge
Posted December 8, 2008, by Wayne Johnson (johnsonwe [at] embarqmail [dot] com)

Link to newspaper article regarding destruction of Walnut Acres bridge: http://www.newstribune.com/articles/2008/11/30/news_local/031local07bridge1.txt

Walnut Acres Road Bridge
Posted December 1, 2008, by Chris Jones (milkmanchris [at] hotmail [dot] com)

This bridge is now closed. Demolition is scheduled for the first week of December 2008. http://www.newstribune.com/articles/2008/11/30/news_local/031local07bridge1.txt