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Photo taken by David Backlin in March 2011

Overview: Abandoned parker through truss bridge over Black Creek on Old US 49
Location: Brooklyn, Forrest County, Mississippi
Status: Abandoned
History: Built 1955, reconstructed 1975, replaced by new bridge 1994 and abandoned
Design: Parker through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 149.9 ft.
Total length: 285.1 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +31.05376, -89.19090 (decimal degrees)
31°03'14" N, 89°11'27" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/290936/3437622 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Brooklyn
Inventory number: BH 48482 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/1991): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 8.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1988): 860