Built 1923; made obsolete by new bridge on US 66 (now MO 96) in 1960
Design
Warren pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 69.8 ft.
Total length: 215.8 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.19250, -93.68811 (decimal degrees) 37°11'33" N, 93°41'17" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/438929/4116448 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 29 N., R. 25 W., Sec. 29
USGS topographic map
Halltown
Inventory numbers
MO 055-272001.8 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
MONBI 20730 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21863 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/2007)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory(6 out of 9) Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory(6 out of 9) Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory(6 out of 9) Sufficiency rating: 60.7 (out of 100)
I grew up on a farm on Hwy 266 (old Route 66) just a few miles east of this bridge. My friends and I used to swim in Turnback Creek underneath this bridge. It was always a popular "swimin' hole" for boys in the summer.
