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Overview: Lenticular pony truss bridge over Dodds Creek on CR 133
Location: Coryell County, Texas
Status: Relocated from Dodds Creek to Salado and open to pedestrians
History: Built 1889; Replaced 1995; Relocated in 1997 to Salado in Bell County for use as a pedestrian bridge
Builder: - Berlin Iron Bridge Co. of East Berlin, Connecticut
Design: lenticular truss
Dimensions: Span length: 86.9 ft.
Total length: 86.9 ft.
Deck width: 13.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +31.42475, -97.81579 (decimal degrees)
31°25'29" N, 97°48'57" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 14/612551/3477282 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Gatesville West
Inventory numbers: TXNBI 090500AA0133001 (Texas bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 41989 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/1990): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 15.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1991): 90

September 15, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
August 22, 2009: Updated by C Hanchey: Bridge was relocated in 1997 to Salado in Bell County for use as a pedestrian bridge
July 12, 2009: Updated by C Hanchey