Photos 

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Overview

Photos taken October 2007 by James Baughn
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South portal

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Deck view

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View from below

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North portal

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Dangling brace

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Hole in deck

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Lower joint

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North approach

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Tubular pier

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Underneath

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Upper joint

Map 

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Salt Fork on CR 215
Location
Saline County, Missouri
Status
Closed to all traffic
History
Built 1899 by the Central Bridge Co. of St. Louis; closed to traffic Sept. 18, 2007
Builder
- Central Bridge Co.
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.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.07429, -93.12018   (decimal degrees)
39°04'27" N, 93°07'13" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/489604/4325027 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 50 N., R. 20 W., Sec. 32
USGS topographic map
Napton
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 09/2007)
Deck condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 16.4 (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.