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West side

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Deck view from south

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East side

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Close-up of truss

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Close-up of beam

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Upper chord joint

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Lower chord joint

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Underneath

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View from below

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Overview
Lost pony truss bridge over Main Ditch (Pike Creek) on CR 307 (Lone Star Road) just south of Poplar Bluff in Poplar Bluff
Location
Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built ca. 1920 by Miller & Borcherding Bridge Builders; replaced August 2005
Builder
- Miller & Borcherding Bridge Builders of St. Louis, Missouri
Design
Miller & Borcherding pony truss
Dimensions
Total length: 39.0 ft.
Deck width: 11.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.72971, -90.39632   (decimal degrees)
36°43'47" N, 90°23'47" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/732505/4068049 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 24 N., R. 6 E., Sec. 15
Elevation
331 ft. above sea level
USGS topographic map
Harviell
Inventory numbers
MO 012-416000.4 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
MONBI 23569 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 20961 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2003)
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: 31.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004)
50

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Butler County, Missouri (41)
Have diagram (35)
Lost (1,697)
Miller & Borcherding Bridge Builders (13)
Missouri (2,513)
Owned by county (14,327)
Poplar Bluff, Missouri (6)
Replaced by new bridge (766)
Structurally deficient (12,028)
Total length 25-50 feet (5,367)
Wooden deck (5,164)

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