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Overview

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Close-up of truss

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View from below

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Sidewalk

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Sidewalk edge

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Looking down a girder

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Upper joint

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Lower joint

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Underneath main span

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Underneath approach

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Skewed girder

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Plaque

Missouri
Highway Dept
Bridge No K487
1935

Map 

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Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over Noix Creek on MO 79 in Louisiana
Location
Louisiana, Pike County, Missouri
Status
Open to two-lane traffic
History
Built 1935-36
Builder
- Otto W. Knutson (Contractor)
Design
Polygonal Warren pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 101.0 ft.
Total length: 216.8 ft.
Deck width: 23.9 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.44404, -91.04103   (decimal degrees)
39°26'39" N, 91°02'28" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/668572/4367885 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 54 N., R. 1 W., Sec. 20
USGS topographic map
Louisiana
Inventory numbers
MONBI 5837 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
MoDOT K-487R (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 22328 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2006)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 25.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
4,934

Update Log 

  • June 6, 2005: Posted new photos