Historic Bridges
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Eastwood Street Viaduct

Saline County, Missouri

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Photos 

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Overview

Photos taken October 2007 by James Baughn
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Deck view

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Pier

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Barricade

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Old highway

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Plaque

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Railing

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Train passing underneath

Facts 

Overview
Concrete girder bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on Eastwood Street (Old MO 240) in Marshall
Location
Saline County, Missouri
Status
Closed to all traffic
History
Built 1922; closed April 2005
Design
Concrete pony girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 34.1 ft.
Total length: 102.0 ft.
Deck width: 19.0 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.12333, -93.16667   (decimal degrees)
39°07'24" N, 93°10'00" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey
T. 50 N., R. 21 W., Sec. 12
Inventory numbers
MONBI 24318 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 36134 (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: Critical (2 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 17.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
300

Categories 

Built 1922 (321)
Built during 1920s (3,995)
Closed (1,296)
Concrete girder (33)
Girder (150)
MO 240 (3)
Missouri (2,199)
NR-eligible (2,569)
Owned by county (14,102)
Saline County, Missouri (36)
Span length 25-50 feet (6,007)
Structurally deficient (10,753)
Through girder (59)
Total length 100-125 feet (2,404)

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Comments 

Eastwood Street Viaduct
Posted October 25, 2007, by Anonymous

It's a crying shame all these bridges are being torn down. Maybe they can't handle the traffic they once could, but why not save them for historic value & significance?

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