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Overview: Suspension bridge over Middle Fork Feather River on CA 162 in Oroville East
Location: Oroville East, Butte County, California
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1965
Design: Wire suspension
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 1,108.0 ft.
Total length: 1,793.1 ft.
Deck width: 27.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 29.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.55000, -121.42833 (decimal degrees)
39°32'60" N, 121°25'42" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 10/635036/4378993 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Oroville Dam
Inventory numbers: CA 12-188 (California bridge number)
BH 10812 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2007): Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 47.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004): 1,500