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Photo taken by James Baughn in May 2010

Overview: Through truss bridge over Middle Fabius River on Hawthorn Street (CR 508)
Location: Lewis County, Missouri
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1894 by the St. Louis Bridge & Iron Co.
Builder: - St. Louis Bridge & Iron Co. of St. Louis, Missouri
Design: Pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 101.0 ft.
Total length: 141.0 ft.
Deck width: 11.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.0 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.04626, -91.72006 (decimal degrees)
40°02'47" N, 91°43'12" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/609182/4433676 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 61 N., R. 07 W., Sec. 31
USGS topographic map: Monticello
Inventory numbers: MO 056-167001.5 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
MONBI 17935 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21873 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2012): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 29.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2012): 25