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Overview: Two-span through truss bridge on Bend Road over Meramec River in Pacific
Location: Franklin County, Missouri
Status: Open to one-lane traffic
History: Built 1916 by Miller & Borcherding Bridge Builders; rehabilitated 1991
Builder: - Miller & Borcherding Bridge Builders of St. Louis, Missouri
Design: Pair of pin-connected, 10-panel Pennsylvania through trusses
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 200.1 ft.
Total length: 421.8 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.46129, -90.77253 (decimal degrees)
38°27'41" N, 90°46'21" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/694345/4259349 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 43 N., R. 2 E., Sec. 14
USGS topographic map: Gray Summit
Inventory numbers: MONBI 15356 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21474 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/2007): Deck condition rating: Good (7 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 2007): 1,600