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Plaque

Colorado
State Highway
Department
1938

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Big Sandy Draw on US 24 east of Johnson Corner
Location: Chaffee County, Colorado
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1938
Design: Riveted, 5-panel Parker pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 80.0 ft.
Total length: 84.0 ft.
Deck width: 29.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.81681, -106.07925 (decimal degrees)
38°49'01" N, 106°04'45" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: CDOT I-12-B (Colorado Dept. of Transportation structure number)
BH 11783 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2005): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 45.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 4,100