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Overview: Three-span through truss bridge over Cuivre River on the BNSF Railway at Old Monroe
Status: Open to railroad traffic
Design: From north to south:
One pin-connected, 5-panel Pratt through truss, 110 feet long
One pin-connected, 7-panel Pratt through truss, 154 feet long
One pin-connected, 5-panel Pratt through truss, 110 feet long
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 154.0 ft.
Total length: 374.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.92876, -90.74533 (decimal degrees)
38°55'44" N, 90°44'43" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/695441/4311287 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: Survey #1795 (T. 48 N., R. 2 E.)
USGS topographic map: Winfield
Inventory number: BH 21918 (Bridgehunter.com ID)