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Photo taken by David Backlin in March 2008

BH Photo #113514

Overview: Abandoned Parker through truss bridge over Chunky Creek on former US 11
Location: Clarke County, Mississippi
Status: Abandoned, with approaches removed
History: Built 1926; rehabilitated 1937; bypassed 1994
Design: Parker through truss
Mississippi Landmark
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 120.1 ft.
Total length: 351.1 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on November 16, 1988
Also called: Old US 11 Chunky River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +32.19111, -88.82528 (decimal degrees)
32°11'28" N, 88°49'31" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/327938/3563079 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Stonewall
Average daily traffic (as of 2016): 1,500
Inventory numbers: NRHP 88002400 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 36448 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2017): Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 91.4 (out of 100)
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Chunky Creek Bridge

Posted December 8, 2009, by Chris (cbalducc [at] yahoo [dot] com)

I remember crossing this bridge in 1994, before the replacement bridge opened. I thought it was a one-lane bridge! God bless.

Chunky Creek Bridge

Posted March 13, 2009, by JERRY L. MURPHY (jerry9188 [at] att [dot] net)

PHOTOS TAKEN 02/28/2009