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South portal

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Behind north portal

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South end

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Stone pier from previous bridge

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Overview: Through truss bridge over Petite Saline Creek at the end of Route V, southeast of Boonville
Location: Cooper County, Missouri
Status: Open to one-lane traffic
Future prospects: Scheduled for replacement
History: Built 1907 over Lamine River by Kansas City Bridge Co.; one span relocated here in 1938
Builder: - Kansas City Bridge Co. of Kansas City, Missouri (Original construction)
Design: Pin-connected, 9-panel Parker through truss
Dimensions: Total length: 170.9 ft.
Deck width: 13.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.2 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.89918, -92.57882 (decimal degrees)
38°53'57" N, 92°34'44" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/536522/4305673 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 48 N., R. 15 W., Sec. 20
USGS topographic map: Rocheport
Inventory numbers: MoDOT W-304 (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
MONBI 9446 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21345 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2007): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 2.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 128

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Missouri Historic Bridge Inventory

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Gootch's Mill Bridge

Posted January 30, 2009, by Diana (notsure2009 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

We drive over this bridge daily.

It has a charm from days past that will be a shame to lose when it is replaced by a new ,modern, simple, generic bridge, with no character , style or class.

I hope this bridge can be saved and used as part of the Katy trail. Not everything in this world should be disposable.

Gootch's Mill Bridge

Posted July 23, 2008, by Diana (dianasutherland [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

This bridge is just down the road from our house . I really enjoy driving over the bridge and seeing the creek and the varied wildlife. The bridge, being old & historic is part of the charm.

I do hope that this bridge is not replaced anytime soon.

Thanks for the info about the bridge and nice job with all the pics. They are great.

Gootch's Mill Bridge

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