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Photo taken by James Baughn

Overview: Lost stringer bridge with steel and wood piers over Little Indian Creek on Route V at Oriole
Location: Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1953; replaced 2011
Design: Steel stringer with steel and timber supports
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 43.0 ft.
Total length: 130.9 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.44167, -89.53333 (decimal degrees)
37°26'30" N, 89°31'60" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/275885/4146883 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 32 N., R. 14 E., Sec. 19
USGS topographic map: Cape Girardeau NE
Inventory numbers: MoDOT P-231 (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
MONBI 7569 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21118 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2009): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 11.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2009): 398