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Photos taken April 2006 by Jack Schmidt

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Close-up of truss

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Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Grand Glaize Creek on Quinette Road in Manchester
Location: St. Louis County, Missouri
Status: Lost
History: Built 1913 by Miller & Borcherding
Builder: - Miller & Borcherding Bridge Builders of St. Louis, Missouri
Design: Riveted, 4-panel, half-hip Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 67.9 ft.
Total length: 74.1 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.56610, -90.47250 (decimal degrees)
38°33'58" N, 90°28'21" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/720207/4271657 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 44 N., R. 5 E., Sec. 9
USGS topographic map: Kirkwood
Inventory numbers: MONBI 15621 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 22659 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2006): Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 22.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007): 1

Quinette Road Bridge

Posted March 4, 2009, by Ron Livingston (RLivingston [at] stlouisco [dot] com)

Bridge was demolished due to deterioration of the stone abutments.