Morgan Bridge

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Overview: Arch bridge over the BNSF Railroad on Dudley Street in Memphis
Location: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1905
Builder: - J. A. Omberg
Design: Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 111.8 ft.
Total length: 134.8 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on May 22, 1978
Also called: Elmwood Cemetery Bridge
Dudley Street Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +35.12444, -90.02944 (decimal degrees)
35°07'28" N, 90°01'46" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/770698/3890883 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Southwest Memphis
Inventory numbers: TN 790B5730001 (Tennessee bridge number)
NRHP 78002632 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 32701 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2015): 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: 16.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2016): 150