Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Short Road Bridge

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Overview

Photos taken July 2007 by James Baughn

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Deck view

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Looking downstream

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North portal

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Portal bracing

Overview: Through truss bridge over Loutre River on Short Road
Location: Montgomery County, Missouri
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built ca. 1910
Design: Pin-connected, 8-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Total length: 140.1 ft.
Deck width: 12.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 18.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.82020, -91.53566 (decimal degrees)
38°49'13" N, 91°32'08" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/627122/4297842 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 47 N., R. 6 W., Sec. 24
USGS topographic map: Americus
Inventory numbers: MO 070-269000.6 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
MONBI 20656 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 22146 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2006): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 21.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 50