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 |
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
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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)
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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
- Kim Harvey - ayrlieofremora [at] yahoo [dot] com
- James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
- Missouri Historic Bridge Inventory
Comments
Walnut Acres Road Bridge
What a shame, another grand old bridge gone.
Walnut Acres Road Bridge
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
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