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UP Railroad Bridge St. Joe Dr

Looking Southeast

Photo taken by John Christeson in May 2008

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UP Railroad Bridge St Joe Dr

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UP Railroad Bridge St Joe Dr

Looking through the guardrail at UP Track

Photo taken by John Christeson in May 2008

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Overview
Concrete tee beam bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on St. Joe Drive (Old US 67) in Flat River
Location
Flat River, St. Francois County, Missouri
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1925
Design
Concrete tee beam
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 25.9 ft.
Total length: 69.9 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.85512, -90.50385   (decimal degrees)
37°51'18" N, 90°30'14" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/719603/4192676 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
Survey #3092 (T. 36 N., R. 5 E.)
USGS topographic map
Flat River
Inventory numbers
MONBI 20647 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 36629 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2010)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 43.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010)
3,500

Update Log 

  • May 19, 2008: Essay added by John Christeson

Sources 

  • John Christeson - panamakid_69 [at] yahoo [dot] com