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Overview: Pony truss bridge over Bluestone River on CR 15/4 in Montcalm
Location: Montcalm, Mercer County, West Virginia
Status: Open to traffic
Future prospects: Slated for demolition and replacement. Contract letting March 29, 2011
History: Built 1936
Design: Warren pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 85.0 ft.
Total length: 138.1 ft.
Deck width: 9.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.34528, -81.25987 (decimal degrees)
37°20'43" N, 81°15'36" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/476982/4133207 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Bramwell
Inventory number: BH 35375 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2010): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 16.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2009): 100