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Photos taken March 2005 by David Backlin
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Photo taken by Gene McCluney in October 2007

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Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over Billies Creek on MO 266 (Old US 66) just west of Halltown in Halltown
Location
Lawrence County, Missouri
Status
Open to two-lane traffic
History
Built 1923
Design
Riveted, 5-panel Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 57.0 ft.
Total length: 62.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.19360, -93.63199   (decimal degrees)
37°11'37" N, 93°37'55" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/443910/4116536 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 29 N., R. 25 W., Sec. 26
USGS topographic map
Halltown
Inventory numbers
MoDOT G-505 (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
MONBI 4662 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21852 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2006)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 45.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
606

Categories 

5-panel truss (125)
Built 1923 (341)
Built during 1920s (5,853)
Functionally obsolete (6,156)
Lawrence County, Missouri (26)
Missouri (3,617)
Open (23,107)
Owned by state (7,026)
Pony truss (11,786)
Pratt pony truss (1,059)
Pratt truss (2,434)
Riveted (381)
Skewed (3,683)
Span length 50-75 feet (5,604)
Total length 50-75 feet (5,962)
Truss (19,456)
US 66 (50)

Update Log 

  • December 13, 2008: New photo from Gene McCluney
  • May 14, 2005: Posted photos by David Backlin

Sources 

  • David Backlin - us71 [at] cox [dot] net
  • Gene McCluney - mccluney [at] sbcglobal [dot] net