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Diversion Channel CR 253 Bridge

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Overview
Lost through truss bridge over the Diversion Channel southwest of Whitewater on County Road 253
Location
Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
Status
Replaced by a concrete span in 1993
History
Built 1938; replaced 1993
Design
Riveted, 6-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 120.1 ft.
Total length: 152.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.22153, -89.81101   (decimal degrees)
37°13'18" N, 89°48'40" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/250587/4123150 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 30 N., R. 11 E., Sec. 35
USGS topographic map
Whitewater
Inventory numbers
MO 016-151001.0 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
BH 21102 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/1991)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 17.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1989)
100