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Overview: Through truss bridge over Merced River on old alignment of Oakdale Road
Location: Merced County, California
Status: Exist next to new bridge as a pedestrian only bridge
History: Built 1912; replaced 2003
Design: Three span Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 151.9 ft.
Total length: 462.9 ft.
Deck width: 13.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.7 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Oakdale Road Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.45420, -120.60877 (decimal degrees)
37°27'15" N, 120°36'32" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 10/711505/4147945 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Winton
Inventory numbers: CA 39C-13 (California bridge number)
BH 11154 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/1999): Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 0.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1998): 450