Meramec River Highway 21 Bridge - St. Louis County, MO - Arch Bridges on Waymarking.com

Overview
Steel through arch bridge over the Meramec River on MO 21
Location
St. Louis County, Missouri
Status
Open to four lanes of traffic
History
Built 1940
Design
Steel through arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 264.0 ft.
Total length: 647.8 ft.
Deck width: 45.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.0 ft.

Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.46281, -90.41543 (decimal degrees)
38°27'46" N, 90°24'56" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey
T. 43 N., R. 5 E., Sec. 13
Inventory numbers
MoDOT K-637RMONBI 5881 (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 22650 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2006)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 43.2 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
19,146

~ from BridgeHunter.com (visit link)

Length of bridge: 647.8 ft Height of bridge: 14.0 ft (vertical clearance) What type of traffic does this bridge support?: motor vehicles What kind of gap does this bridge cross?: river Date constructed: 1940 Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: yes Name of road or trail the bridge services: MO-21/Tesson Ferry Rd. Location: St. Louis County/Jefferson County

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Date Logged Log User Rating   05/25/2009 OWLac11 visited it

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