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Overview

Facing north from the levee

Photo taken by John Kritos in September 2008

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South Portal

Showing weight limit sign with no weight listed....I believe there is a 3 ton limit on this bridge.

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Plaque

Showing judges' and bridge and railroad commissioner name for Ray County at the time the bridge was constructed in 1908.

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Deck View

Facing North -- shows wooden deck. Also, note the flood level markings on the right side of the bridge...this area is surrounded by levees and often encounters high water.

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Southern Approach

Shows southern bridge approach and encased piers.

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Side view

Taken from fishing access to the east of the bridge. Facing west.

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Detail

Shows detail of lower and upper chord, verticals, and overhead and vertical bracing.

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Side view

Facing West

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North Portal

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Map 

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Crooked River on Buffalo Road
Location
Ray County, Missouri
Status
Open to traffic with a 3 ton weight limit
History
Built 1908
Design
Pin-connected 7 panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 119.0 ft.
Total length: 159.0 ft.
Deck width: 11.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.23500, -93.77667   (decimal degrees)
39°14'06" N, 93°46'36" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/432969/4343142 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 51 N., R. 26 W., Sec. 6
USGS topographic map
Lexington East
Inventory numbers
MO 089-289001.3 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
MONBI 21103 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 22423 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2006)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 19.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
10

Categories 

Built 1908 (256)
Built during 1900s (2,520)
Missouri (2,598)
One-lane traffic (6,990)
Open (22,306)
Owned by county (14,360)
Pratt through truss (979)
Pratt truss (1,669)
Ray County, Missouri (29)
Span length 100-125 feet (2,310)
Structurally deficient (12,078)
Through truss (5,560)
Total length 125-175 feet (2,737)
Truss (16,277)
Wooden deck (5,164)

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