R.H. Henry Bridge

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Photo submitted by Bill Black

Overview: Through truss bridge over Big Black River on Old US 80
Location: Warren County, Mississippi, and Hinds County, Mississippi
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1929
Design: Parker through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 172.8 ft.
Total length: 573.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.2 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 8, 2005
Approximate latitude, longitude: +32.34796, -90.69768 (decimal degrees)
32°20'53" N, 90°41'52" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/716666/3581335 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 16 N., R. 5 E., Sec. 22
USGS topographic map: Bovina
Inventory numbers: NRHP 05000563 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 22946 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2011): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 4.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008): 830

R.H. Henry Bridge

Posted January 14, 2009, by JERRY L. MURPHY (jerrt9188 [at] att [dot] net)

photo taken 9/22/2007