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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