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Deck view

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Truss

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Facts

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Smith Creek on Westview School Road
Location: Moniteau County, Missouri
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built ca. 1940
Design: Warren pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 39.0 ft.
Total length: 40.0 ft.
Deck width: 11.2 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.54000, -92.75167 (decimal degrees)
38°32'24" N, 92°45'06" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/521642/4265761 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 44 N., R. 17 W., Sec. 26
USGS topographic map: Fortuna
Inventory numbers: MONBI 16488 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 36130 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2006): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 21.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 25

Update Log

July 21, 2008: New photos from James Baughn
July 10, 2008: New photos from James Baughn
January 24, 2008: New photo from James Baughn

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James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com

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Westview School Road Bridge

Posted July 22, 2008, by J.R. Manning (thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

I wonder if the "25" daily traffic count includes the horse traffic. Kinda makes the term "pony truss" more appropriate for this bridge.