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Overview: Through truss bridge over Niobrara River on a county road, 1 mi. north and 11 mi. east of Valentine
Location: Cherry County, Nebraska
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1903 by the Canton Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 2002
Builder: - Canton Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Design: Pin-connected, 8-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 147.0 ft.
Total length: 185.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 19.4 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 29, 1992
Also called: Allen Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.89500, -100.32267 (decimal degrees)
42°53'42" N, 100°19'22" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 14/392007/4750003 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Sparks
Inventory numbers: NRHP 92000752 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
NE C001611605P (Nebraska bridge number)
BH 23891 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2009): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 23.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2003): 5