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Overview

Photos taken October 2007 by James Baughn

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Arch

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Decorative column

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East abutment

Overview: Three-span open-spandrel arch bridge over Salt Fork on Eastwood Street (Old MO 240) in Marshall
Location: Saline County, Missouri
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1922
Design: Open-spandrel arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 89.9 ft.
Total length: 280.9 ft.
Deck width: 18.7 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.12333, -93.16333 (decimal degrees)
39°07'24" N, 93°09'48" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey: T. 50 N., R. 21 W., Sec. 12
Inventory numbers: MONBI 24320 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 36133 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2006): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 17.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 300

Eastwood Street Arch Bridge

Posted October 25, 2007, by Anonymous

Once again, it seems a shame that all these interesting, historic bridges are being razed.