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Overview from north

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Oblique view

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West end

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West portal

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Pony truss

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Deck view

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Close-up of truss

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Upper chord hip joint

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Behind the east portal

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East portal

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East approach

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Hidden plaque

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DevilsElbowRt66

Photo taken by Gene McCluney in October 2007

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DevilsElbowRt66 2

Photo taken by Gene McCluney in October 2007

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Map 

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Facts 

Overview
Two-span through truss bridge over Big Piney River at Devils Elbow on Teardrop Road (Old US 66)
Location
Pulaski County, Missouri
Status
Open to traffic, but in poor condition
History
Built 1923; made obsolete by new US 66 bridge in 1942
Builder
- Riley & Bailey (Contractor)
Design
From west to east:
One riveted Warren pony truss
Two riveted, 8-panel Parker through trusses
Four concrete deck girder spans with a curved alignment
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 161.0 ft.
Total length: 588.8 ft.
Deck width: 19.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.84862, -92.06241   (decimal degrees)
37°50'55" N, 92°03'45" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/582487/4189433 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 36 N., R. 10 W., Sec. 18
USGS topographic map
Devils Elbow
Inventory numbers
MONBI 18976 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 22368 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2007)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 30.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
100

Update Log 

  • December 13, 2008: New photos from Gene McCluney
  • January 25, 2005: Posted new photos

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Comments 

Devils Elbow Bridge
Posted July 3, 2009, by snoop (snoopdorkydork [at] rocketmail [dot] com)

It is still open. I drive across it once a week or more and have floated under it twice this past week.

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Devils Elbow Bridge
Posted February 1, 2009, by Gene McCluney (mccluney [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

It should be still open. It is a tourist attraction on old Route 66. Why? Have you heard differently?

Devils Elbow Bridge
Posted January 29, 2009, by Don

Does anybody know if this bridge is still open?

Devils Elbow Bridge
Posted August 6, 2007, by Conor Watkins (cwatkin [at] umr [dot] edu)

This bridge is located in an extremely beautiful location yet poor maintenance has let it deteriorate to a point where I don't know if they will end up having to tear this down. I wouldn't be surprised if this one ends up collapsing someday as a truck drives across. You really start to wonder about the the structural integrity if you go underneath and look around. See http://www.rollanet.org/~conorw/cwome/article51&52combined.htm for more information on the condition of this bridge.

Devils Elbow Bridge
Posted January 23, 2007, by Teri Underhill (pleebie [at] yahoo [dot] com)

This Photograph was taken in 1931

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