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Oblique View (Northeastern Angle)

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Oblique View (Southwestern Angle)

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Overview: Through truss bridge over Calvert Prong Little War on Moss Road
Location: Blount County, Alabama
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1940
Design: Pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 100.1 ft.
Total length: 211.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +33.93333, -86.56667 (decimal degrees)
33°55'60" N, 86°34'00" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/540048/3754848 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Cleveland
Inventory numbers: AL 2470 (Alabama bridge number)
BH 10078 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2006): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 13.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 170