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Overview: Covered lattice bridge over South Fork Broad River on Watson Mill Road
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1885; rehabilitated 1998
Design: Town lattice through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 71.9 ft.
Total length: 245.7 ft.
Deck width: 10.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 9.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +34.02667, -83.07500 (decimal degrees)
34°01'36" N, 83°04'30" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/308422/3767054 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Carlton
Inventory number: BH 12600 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2008): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 4.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007): 1,270