Buttahatchie River Bridge

Map 

Facts 

Note: The following information comes from the National Bridge Inventory and has not been verified.

Overview

Lost through truss bridge over Buttahatchie River on US 45

Location

Lowndes County, Mississippi, and Monroe County, Mississippi

Status

Replaced by new bridge

History

Built 1945; replaced 1996

Design

Through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 149.9 ft.
Total length: 782.2 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+33.67333, -88.42833   (decimal degrees)
33°40'24" N, 88°25'42" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/367588/3726851 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Hamilton

Inventory number

BH 41344 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 03/1991)

Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 54.4 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 1988)

5,510

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Update Log 

• March 15, 2009: Added by James Baughn

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