Historic Bridges of the U.S. | North Fork Route M Bridge

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Main span

Photos taken April 2005 by David Backlin

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West approach

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Looking east

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Looking west

Overview: Pony truss bridge over North Fork Spring River on Route M (Baseline Road) in Carytown
Location: Jasper County, Missouri
Status: Open to two-lane traffic
Future prospects: Scheduled for replacement in 2009
History: Built 1949
Design: Riveted, 9-panel Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 101.0 ft.
Total length: 324.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.29722, -94.35593 (decimal degrees)
37°17'50" N, 94°21'21" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey: T. 30 N., R. 31 W., Sec. 33
Inventory numbers: MoDOT X-435 (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
MONBI 9668 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21737 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2006): Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 2.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 548