Milk River Bridge

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Milk River Bridge - 8 Mile Road

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Photo taken by David Jones in August 2016

BH Photo #361170

Overview: Through truss bridge over Milk River on CR 300
Location: Blaine County, Montana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1930
Design: Riveted, 6-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 120.1 ft.
Total length: 245.4 ft.
Deck width: 19.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.3 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +48.55446, -108.95247 (decimal degrees)
48°33'16" N, 108°57'09" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 12/651088/5379953 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Fort Belknap Siding
Average daily traffic (as of 2003): 100
Inventory number: BH 22973 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of July 2017): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 41 (out of 100)
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Milk River Bridge

Posted August 24, 2016, by David Jones (david2jpix [at] yahoo [dot] com)

This bridge stands about 7-8 feet west of an older wooden through truss bridge that was evidently abandoned when this bridge was built.