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Overview: Plate girder bridge over the BNSF Railway yard on MO 137 in Willow Springs
Location: Howell County, Missouri
Status: Open to two-lane traffic
History: Built 1939
Design: Pony plate girder
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 75.4 ft.
Total length: 264.1 ft.
Deck width: 23.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.99120, -91.96974 (decimal degrees)
36°59'28" N, 91°58'11" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/591680/4094391 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 27 N., R. 9 W., Sec. 30
USGS topographic map: Willow Springs South
Inventory numbers: MoDOT K-789AMONBI 5941 (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 21666 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2007): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 46.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 3,826