Big Fonzo Bridge

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Overview: Through truss bridge over South Fork Hughes River on CR 28/8
Location: Ritchie County, West Virginia
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1907; rehabilitated 1987
Builder: - Canton Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Design: Through truss pin connected
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 123.0 ft.
Total length: 124.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.1 ft.
Also called: South Fork Hughes River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.07513, -81.05592 (decimal degrees)
39°04'30" N, 81°03'21" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/495162/4325115 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Smithville
Average daily traffic (as of 2016): 12
Inventory number: BH 35547 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of August 2018): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 18 (out of 100)
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South Fork Hughes River Bridge

Posted February 3, 2008, by MARLIN JOE DODD (marlind [at] zoominternet [dot] net)

WEIGHT LIMIT 3 TONS. BUILT BY CANTON OHIO BRIDGE BUILDERS IN 1907. CR 28/8