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Overview: Pony truss bridge over South Arkansas River on US 285 at Poncha Springs
Location: Chaffee County, Colorado
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1938
Design: Parker pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 104.0 ft.
Deck width: 29.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.51000, -106.07667 (decimal degrees)
38°30'36" N, 106°04'36" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: CDOT J-12-A (Colorado Dept. of Transportation structure number)
BH 11800 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2005): 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: 55.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 2,700