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Griffis-Fountain Chunky River Bridge

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Griffis-Fountain Chunky River Bridge

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Overview: Through truss bridge over Chunky River on Griffis-Fountain Road at Chunky
Location: Chunky, Newton County, Mississippi
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1922
Design: Through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 362.7 ft.
Deck width: 9.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.5 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on March 22, 2004
Approximate latitude, longitude: +32.32138, -88.93166 (decimal degrees)
32°19'17" N, 88°55'54" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/318169/3577698 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 6 N., R. 13 E., Sec. 35
USGS topographic map: Chunky
Inventory numbers: NRHP 04000217 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 22912 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2007): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 18.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 90