Colorado River Bridge

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TX 71 Colorado River Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2009

Overview: Through truss bridge over Colorado River on Business 71 F in Columbus
Location: Colorado County, Texas
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1949
Design: Parker through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 225.1 ft.
Total length: 1,042.0 ft.
Deck width: 25.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +29.71306, -96.54750 (decimal degrees)
29°42'47" N, 96°32'51" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 14/737252/3289508 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Columbus
Inventory numbers: TXNBI 130450026608043 (Texas bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 32862 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2015): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 64.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2013): 4,820