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Overview

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West end

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East end

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East tower

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Close-up of span

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On the bridge

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Close-up of east tower

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Connectors from side

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Connectors from below

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Corrugated steel deck

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Gap between deck and abutment

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West abutment

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Underneath the span

Map

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Facts

Overview: Swinging bridge over Tavern Creek on Kemna Bridge Road (CR 52-56) east of St. Elizabeth
Location: Miller County, Missouri
Status: Open to traffic with a 15 ton weight limit
History: Built 1924 by Joseph Dice; rehabilitated 1978
Builder: - Joseph Dice
Design: Wire suspension
Dimensions: Total length: 167.0 ft.
Deck width: 11.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.24715, -92.24483 (decimal degrees)
38°14'50" N, 92°14'41" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/566079/4233506 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 40 N., R. 12 W., Sec. 3
USGS topographic map: Van Cleve
Inventory numbers: MONBI 17571 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 22046 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2007): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 45.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007): 45

Sources

Bridgemeister.com

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