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Overview: Pony truss bridge over Cape Creek on MO 72
Location: Madison County, Missouri
Status: Closed to public traffic, but used as a private driveway
History: Built 1923; rehabilitated 1975; bypassed 2007
Design: Riveted, 7-panel Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 80.1 ft.
Total length: 84.0 ft.
Deck width: 22.6 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.52721, -90.16923 (decimal degrees)
37°31'38" N, 90°10'09" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/750147/4157126 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 33 N., R. 8 E., Sec. 21
USGS topographic map: Higdon
Inventory numbers: MoDOT G-486R (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 43668 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2000): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 31.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1997): 2,377