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Photos taken October 2007 by James Baughn

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Overview: Through truss bridge over Salt Fork on CR 215
Location: Saline County, Missouri
Status: Closed to all traffic
History: Built 1907; closed to traffic Sept. 2007
Design: Pin-connected, 8-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 120.0 ft.
Total length: 165.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.07429, -93.12018 (decimal degrees)
39°04'27" N, 93°07'13" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey: T. 50 N., R. 20 W., Sec. 32
Inventory numbers: MO 097-165002.3 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
MONBI 17874 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 22489 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/2006): 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: 21.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 35

Update Log

October 24, 2007: Posted new photos

Comments

Salt Fork CR 215 Bridge

Posted October 18, 2007, by Kathleen Fairchild (fairkt1 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

This bridge was closed by the Saline County Commission in September 2007. There is, as yet, no plan in place for repair or replacement, and the bridge is closed for the forseeable future.