Photos
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Overview Photos taken by Brian Roos |
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Deck view |
Facts
- Overview
- Two-span pony truss bridge over Finley Creek on Dakota Road
- Location
- Christian County, Missouri
- Status
- Open to one-lane traffic
- Design
- Two pin-connected, 5-panel Pratt pony trusses
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 80.0 ft.
Total length: 161.0 ft.
Deck width: 11.8 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +36.97333, -93.33000 (decimal degrees)
36°58'24" N, 93°19'48" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/470627/4091964 (zone/easting/northing)
- Land survey
- T. 26 N., R. 22 W., Sec. 10
- USGS topographic map
- Highlandville
- Inventory numbers
- MO 022-382000.4 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
MONBI 22937 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21247 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 03/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 21.7 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
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Comments
Harold
The height of the trusses really does'nt matter. I've seen very short ponies, and some that are quite tall. The overhead struts, top lateral bracing, and the sway bracing(on larger bridges) is what constitutes a thru truss. Any truss bridge without at least the overhead struts would be considered a pony truss. This of course is with the trusses above the roadway......if they are below, it is a deck truss.
Is there a certain heighth requirment for the truss to be considered a pony truss as opposed to a through truss? I have seen bridges that are listed as a pony that is quite a bit shorter in heighth than the one pictured here. I understand that the through truss is held together at the top by cross angles and such, but the fact that this bridge posted here is completely opened and is taller than most ponies I have seen. Can someone help me differeniate the heighths and what constitutes a pony truss? Is there a possibility that the pony truss is a certain design rather than the shorter version of the through truss? Harold