Rulo Bridge
Photos
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Overview The Rulo Bridge is a very narrow bridge with a bend to the left on its eastern approach. Photo taken by James McCray |
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Rulo Road and Railroad Bridges The Rulo Highway Bridge is to the left, the Rulo Railroad (BNSF) Bridge is to the right. For more details on the railroad bridge see Rulo Railroad Bridge pictures/info. Photo taken by James McCray |
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Swallow Here is a neat photo of the bridge shot just as a swallow (top center of first truss span) is flying in front of the camera. Photo taken by James McCray |
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Oblique View The photo was taken from the Rulo Railroad Bridge. Photo taken by James McCray |
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Another Oblique View Apparently, swallows are very territorial and protective of their nests and I was a threat to them! Photo taken by James McCray |
Facts
- Overview
- Through truss bridge over Missouri River on US 159 at Rulo
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1938
- Builders
- - Harrington & Cortelyou (Consulting engineers)
- Kansas City Bridge Co. of Kansas City, Missouri (Contractor)
- Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co. of Leavenworth, Kansas (Contractor)
- Design
- Pennsylvania through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 379.1 ft.
Total length: 2,155.2 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.8 ft.
- Recognition
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on January 4, 1993
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.05403, -95.42081 (decimal degrees)
40°03'15" N, 95°25'15" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/293512/4436561 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Rulo
- Inventory numbers
- NRHP 92000718 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
MoDOT L-97 (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 24486 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 09/2008)
- Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 4.0 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
- 1,680
Update Log
- June 5, 2009: Updated by Robert Elder: Updated Categories. Bridge is scheduled for replacement.
- March 22, 2008: New photos from James McCray
Sources
- James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
- Wikipedia
- Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com
- Missouri Historic Bridge Inventory