Blanket Creek Bridge

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Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2009

BH Photo #144758

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Blanket Creek on CR 550
Location: Mills County, Texas
Status: Closed to all traffic
History: Built 1912
Design: Half-hip Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 80.1 ft.
Total length: 144.0 ft.
Deck width: 11.2 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +31.53083, -98.74444 (decimal degrees)
31°31'51" N, 98°44'40" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 14/524260/3488462 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory numbers: TXNBI 231670AA0119001 (Texas bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 33267 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/2007): Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 17.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2002): 60