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Overview

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Side view

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North portal

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South portal

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Behind portal bracing

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Deck view

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Eyebar joint

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Lower joint

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North approach

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Overhead bracing

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South approach

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Tubular pier

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Underneath

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View from southeast

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Overview

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Deck view

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Map

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Facts

Overview: Through truss bridge over Little River on CR 216 at Wardell
Location: Pemiscot County, Missouri
Status: Open to one-lane traffic
Design: Pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 132.8 ft.
Deck width: 11.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.34937, -89.82172 (decimal degrees)
36°20'58" N, 89°49'18" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey: T. 20 N., R. 11 E., Sec. 25
Inventory numbers: MO 078-105000.0 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
MONBI 15959 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 22262 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2005): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 18.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 30

Update Log

August 20, 2008: New photos from James Baughn
November 6, 2006: Posted photos from Ron Wilbanks

Sources

Ron Wilbanks - Niagara6000 [at] comcast [dot] net
James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com

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