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Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over the BNSF Railroad on Bellefontaine Road in West Alton
Location: West Alton, St. Louis County, Missouri
Status: Removed
History: Built 1942; replaced 2007
Design: Warren pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 84.9 ft.
Total length: 179.1 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.81238, -90.21703 (decimal degrees)
38°48'45" N, 90°13'01" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey: T. 47 N., R. 7 E., Sec. 15
USGS topographic map: Columbia Bottom
Inventory numbers: MONBI 15541 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 22616 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2006): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 2.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004): 890