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Overview

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Looking west

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Side view

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Spalling along deck

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Abutment and joint

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Underneath

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Overview
Through truss bridge over Byrd Creek on MO 72 northwest of the junction with MO 34
Location
Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
Status
Open to two-lane traffic on a paved road
Future prospects
Scheduled for replacement in 2009
History
Built 1923
Builder
- Muskogee Contracting Co. (Contractor)
Design
Riveted, 5-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 104.0 ft.
Deck width: 22.6 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.40218, -89.74362   (decimal degrees)
37°24'08" N, 89°44'37" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/257150/4143021 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
Survey #248 (T. 31 N., R. 12 E.)
USGS topographic map
Jackson
Inventory numbers
MoDOT G-514R (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 21089 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2005)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 37.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004)
5,060