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Photo taken by James Baughn in May 2010

Overview: Camelback through truss bridge over Sampson Creek on Forest Avenue (CR 329)
Location: Daviess County, Missouri
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built ca. 1910, probably by the Dildine Bridge Co.
Design: Pin-connected, 7-panel Camelback through truss
Dimensions: Span length: 140.0 ft.
Total length: 140.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.2 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.05552, -94.15898 (decimal degrees)
40°03'20" N, 94°09'32" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/401148/4434562 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 61 N., R. 29 W., Sec. 27
USGS topographic map: Matkins
Inventory numbers: MO 031-329001.1 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
MONBI 21896 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21422 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2012): 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: 25.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2012): 35