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Photo taken by James Baughn

Overview: Two-span through truss bridge over Swan Creek (part of Bull Shoals Lake) on US 160 near Forsyth
Location: Forsyth, Taney County, Missouri
Status: Open to two-lane traffic
History: Built 1952
Builder: - Porter-Dewitt Construction Co. (Contractor)
Design: Pair of rivet-connected, 8-panel Camelback Pratt through trusses
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 180.7 ft.
Total length: 444.8 ft.
Deck width: 23.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.1 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.68428, -93.10544 (decimal degrees)
36°41'03" N, 93°06'20" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/490579/4059854 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 24 N., R. 20 W., Sec. 33
USGS topographic map: Forsyth
Inventory numbers: MoDOT J-952R (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
MONBI 10062 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 22736 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2010): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 42.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011): 8,980