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Photos taken September 2007 by James Baughn

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Overview: Two-span through truss bridge over St. Francis River on Route E
Location: Madison County, Missouri
Status: Open to two-lane traffic
Future prospects: Scheduled for replacement
History: Built 1936
Design: Two 6-panel Pratt through trusses
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 121.0 ft.
Total length: 346.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.50251, -90.45771 (decimal degrees)
37°30'09" N, 90°27'28" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/724724/4153655 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 33 N., R. 5 E., Sec. 35
USGS topographic map: Rhodes Mountain
Inventory numbers: MoDOT T-71 (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
MONBI 8976 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21975 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2007): Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 3.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 740

Update Log

September 24, 2007: Posted all new photos

Comments

St. Francis River Route E Bridge

Posted December 24, 2007, by Scott Braddy (others100 [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

A correction made on one of Benjamin Braddy's son's name to Ezariah not Euriah.

St. Francis River Route E Bridge

Posted December 23, 2007, by Scott Braddy (others100 [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

This bridge location has a much longer historical history than the bridge itself. The bridge sets on what used to be the historical Braddy Ford. I believe this ferry was in use around the 1830s or 1840s Im not sure the duration of it's existence. Benjamin Braddy and family owned the property the St. Francis River Route E Bridge sits on now. Those that ran the business may have been Benjamin Braddy himself and his son's Euriah and Jesse. If you or anyone else has any information on the historical Braddy Ford in Madison County Mo., please email me at others100@sbcglobal.net