Photos
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Oblique view Photos taken December 2005 by David Backlin |
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Side view |
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Middle span |
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Center pier |
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East end |
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West end |
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Looking east |
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Looking west |
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Plaque Erected A.D. 1926 Contractor A.P. Poirot Belleville, Ill. |
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Underneath |
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Sac River Bridge, View To The North Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Sac River Bridge, View To The East Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Sac River Bridge, View To The Northwest Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Curved Wingwall And Endpost At Abutment No. 1 Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Curved Wingwall And Endpost At Abutment No. 1 Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Fluted Pilaster And Balustrade Post At Abutment No. 1 Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Abutment No. 4, View To The Northeast Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Abutment No. 4, View To The North Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Spans 2 And 3 At Pier No. 3, View To The Northwest Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Pier No. 3, View To The North Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Close-Up View Of Arch Springing Line At Pier No. 3 Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Close-Up View Of Fluted Pier Column, Flared Crown, And Balustrade Post Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Close-Up View Of Flared Corbelled Pier Crown Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Span 2, View To The North Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Spans 2 And 3 At Pier No. 3, View To The North Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Spans 2 And 3, View To The Northeast Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Span 3, View To The North Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Arch Crown At Span 3, View To The North Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Underside View Of Arch Ribs With Transverse Tie Beam Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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West Bridge Entrance, View To The East Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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East Bridge Entrance, View To The West Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Close-Up View Of Contractor Name Plate Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Close-Up View Of Bridge Name Plate Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
Facts
- Overview
- Lost three-span open-spandrel arch bridge over Sac River on US 160 just west of Ash Grove
- Location
- Greene County, Missouri
- Status
- Replaced by a new bridge
- History
- Built 1926 by contractor A.P. Poirot of Belleville, Illinois; demolished May 2006
- Builder
- - A.P. Poirot (Contractor)
- Design
- Open-spandrel arch
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 310.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +37.33169, -93.61433 (decimal degrees)
37°19'54" N, 93°36'52" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/445577/4131845 (zone/easting/northing)
- Land survey
- T. 30 N., R. 24 W., Sec. 18
- USGS topographic map
- Ash Grove
- Inventory numbers
- MoDOT H-123AMONBI 4871 (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 21529 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 10/2004)
- Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 71.4 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
- 2,392
Update Log
- December 6, 2008: New photos from James Baughn
- May 10, 2006: David Backlin sends word that the bridge has been closed for imminent demolition
Sources
- David Backlin - us71 [at] cox [dot] net
- HAER MO-110 - Sac River Bridge, Spanning Sac River at U.S. Route 160, Ash Grove vicinity, Greene County, MO
- James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com