Gentryville Bridge

Photos 

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View Of East Portal And Approach, Looking West Photos taken April 3, 1990 by Phillip Geller Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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View Of West Portal And Approach, Looking East Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Side View Of Bridge, Looking North Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Side View Of Bridge, Looking South Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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View Of Upper Bracing, Looking West Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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View Of West Pier And Underside Of Truss, Looking East Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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View Of West Pier And West Abutment, Looking West Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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View Of East Pier And East Abutment, Looking East Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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View Showing Upper Gusset Plate At Northeast End Post Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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View Showing Connection Of Knee Brace To Northeast End Post Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

Map 

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Facts 

Overview

Lost through truss over Grand River just west of Gentryville on Washington Street (CR 459), beyond the end of Route T

Location

Gentry County, Missouri

Status

Replaced by a concrete bridge

History

Built 1954, relocated to Gentryville in 1962, and replaced 1992

Design

Rivet-connected, 10-panel Parker through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 160.1 ft.
Total length: 215.9 ft.
Deck width: 12.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 11.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+40.13172, -94.35008   (decimal degrees)
40°07'54" N, 94°21'00" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/384977/4443251 (zone/easting/northing)

Land survey

T. 62 N., R. 31 W., Sec. 35

USGS topographic map

Albany South

Inventory numbers

MO 038-459000.2 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
BH 21524 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 02/1991)

Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 23.9 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 1989)

140

Categories 

Update Log 

• September 13, 2008: New photos from James Baughn

Sources 

• HAER MO-60 - Grand River Bridge
• James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com

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