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Collapsed

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Side view

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Barricade

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North approach

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Intact north spans

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Intact support

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Oblique view

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Underneath

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Map 

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Facts 

Overview
Partially destroyed wooden bridge over the KCS Railroad on CR 2561 (formerly CR 228X) just east of Higbee
Location
Randolph County, Missouri
Status
Two main spans collapsed, but approaches still intact
History
Built ca. 1940; main spans destroyed early 2008
Design
8-span timber stringer bridge
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 23.0 ft.
Total length: 157.1 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.30167, -92.50167   (decimal degrees)
39°18'06" N, 92°30'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/542967/4350372 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 52 N., R. 14 W., Sec. 16
USGS topographic map
Higbee
Inventory numbers
MO 088-379000.1 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
MONBI 22892 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 22417 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2007)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 22.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
35

Update Log 

  • March 3, 2009: New photos from James Baughn

Sources 

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