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Photo taken by James Baughn

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Hughes Creek on US 61 south of Old Appleton
Location: Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
Status: Open to two-lane traffic on a paved road
History: Built 1922
Design: Riveted, skewed, 6-panel Warren pony truss with verticals
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 61.3 ft.
Total length: 158.1 ft.
Deck width: 22.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.56004, -89.69465 (decimal degrees)
37°33'36" N, 89°41'41" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/261988/4160415 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 33 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 10
USGS topographic map: Oak Ridge
Inventory numbers: MoDOT G-28R (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
MONBI 4559 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21105 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2011): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 9.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011): 1,130