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Side view

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North side

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Deck view

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Close-up of truss

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Lower chord joint

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Vintage guard cables

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Underneath

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Plaque

Map 

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Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over Fourche a Renault on Old MO 8 (CR 214) west of Potosi
Location
Washington County, Missouri
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1922; made obsolete by a new bridge in 1965
Design
Warren pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 81.0 ft.
Total length: 84.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.91395, -90.90026   (decimal degrees)
37°54'50" N, 90°54'01" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/684576/4198346 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 37 N., R. 1 E., Sec. 23
USGS topographic map
Shirley
Inventory numbers
MO 110-153000.8 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
MONBI 17457 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 22779 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2008)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 49.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
30

Update Log 

  • January 24, 2005: Posted new photos