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Overview

Photos taken Dec. 2006 by Ben Keller

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Deck view

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Close-up of truss

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Overview: Through truss bridge over Locust Creek on Route B, west of Linneus
Location: Linn County, Missouri
Status: Open to two-lane traffic
History: Built 1925 or earlier in Chariton County; relocated here in August 1939
Design: Pin-connected, 5-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 125.0 ft.
Total length: 236.8 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 18.2 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.87667, -93.22667 (decimal degrees)
39°52'36" N, 93°13'36" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/480616/4414093 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 58 N., R. 21 W., Sec. 2
USGS topographic map: Linneus
Inventory numbers: MoDOT X-480 (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
MONBI 9682 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21935 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2007): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 47.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 338