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Side view

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Oblique view

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West portal

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Deck view

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East end

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West approach

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Close-up of pony truss

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Behind the west portal

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Close-up of truss

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Upper chord hip joint

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Lower chord

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View through the trees

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Overview
Preserved through truss bridge over James River on River Road (Old US 60/65) in Springfield
Location
Springfield, Greene County, Missouri
Status
Open to pedestrians only as part of a city walking trail, but could still handle vehicular traffic
Future prospects
Preserved
History
Built during the 1920's; bypassed by new bridges on US 60 in 1953 and US 65 in 1960
Design
Rivet-connected, 8-panel Parker through truss with one Warren pony truss at each end
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 160.0 ft.
Total length: 287.0 ft.
Deck width: 19.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.1 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.12289, -93.22835   (decimal degrees)
37°07'22" N, 93°13'42" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
MO 039-407522.0 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
MONBI 23435 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21538 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2006)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 31.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
50

Categories 

8-panel truss (82)
Greene County, Missouri (16)
Have diagram (35)
James River (Missouri) (4)
Missouri (2,355)
NR-eligible (2,567)
Open to pedestrians (378)
Owned by county (14,138)
Parker truss (411)
Preserved (63)
Riveted (355)
Span length 125-175 feet (1,989)
Springfield, Missouri (6)
Through truss (5,208)
Total length 250-500 feet (2,089)
Truss (15,742)
US 60 (41)
US 65 (19)

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