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Overview: Closed two-span pony truss bridge over Joachim Creek on DeWitt Street in DeSoto
Location: DeSoto, Jefferson County, Missouri
Status: Closed to all traffic
Future prospects: Slated for replacement or demolition
History: Built 1925
Design: Two riveted, 4-panel Pratt pony trusses
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 122.0 ft.
Deck width: 17.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.12696, -90.55675 (decimal degrees)
38°07'37" N, 90°33'24" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/714155/4222721 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 39 N., R. 4 E., Sec. 11
USGS topographic map: Desoto
Inventory numbers: MO 050-114000.6 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
MONBI 16216 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21752 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2003): Deck condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 23.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 300

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April 29, 2005: Posted updated photos

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DeWitt Street Bridge

Posted March 23, 2007, by C. J. Pratt (catpratt5 [at] comcast [dot] net)

My uncle lives on the West Bank side of the bridge. My brothers and I would visit him in the summertime from SC. We'd love to play in the creek and explore the sandbars around the bridge. As I recall, there was scouring around the bridge pier which made me wonder if there were some nice size catfish hiding there. It was a great time. Shame to see the bridge shut down. I hope it isn't removed. Thanks for bringing back some great memories.

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