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Oblique elevation, view to the northeast

Photo taken by Martha Carver, 2011

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Overview: Pony truss bridge over Slough Creek on Jackson Road
Location: Dyer County, Tennessee
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1950
Design: Riveted, 5-panel Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 80.0 ft.
Total length: 81.0 ft.
Deck width: 17.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +35.99833, -89.54556 (decimal degrees)
35°59'54" N, 89°32'44" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/270546/3986760 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Knob Creek
Inventory numbers: TN 230A6230001 (Tennessee bridge number)
BH 32505 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2010): 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: 30.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2012): 40

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August 25, 2012: New photos from Martha Carver

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Slough Creek Bridge

Posted June 27, 2010, by D. W. Adams (weetbixmarmite [at] yahoo [dot] com)

I never knew this bridge even existed until I saw it listed here. It's in a rather remote area on a road that only leads to some fields. A one-lane bridge with a 17-foot deck tells me that it was built primarily for farm equipment. It doesn't appear to be in the greatest of shape, but it looks to be built well. There's a lot of vandalism on the rusty steel, but it doesn't appear to be hurting anything. It's missing some railing and there are some odd pipes bolted to the portals that have been cut or torn off. These pictures were taken shortly after the floods retreated this spring.