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Photo taken by Ken Miller in Aug 2011

Overview: Through truss bridge over Turkey Creek on CR 114
Location: Brown County, Texas
Status: Open to traffic
Future prospects: Ellis-McGinnis Construction is renovating the Waldrip Bridge as part of a larger contract with TxDOT that includes work on two smaller truss bridges - one near San Saba and the other across Turkey Creek on FM 114, about 30 miles north of Brownwood.
History: Built 1936
Design: Through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 129.9 ft.
Total length: 130.9 ft.
Deck width: 13.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.9 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +31.98333, -99.14833 (decimal degrees)
31°58'60" N, 99°08'54" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 14/485986/3538597 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Burkett
Inventory numbers: TXNBI 230250AA0114002 (Texas bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 32799 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2011): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 22.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 50