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Underneath

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Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Dillard Creek on MO 34
Location: Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1932
Design: Steel stringer
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 32.5 ft.
Total length: 32.5 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.35833, -89.83833 (decimal degrees)
37°21'30" N, 89°50'18" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/248618/4138404 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 31 N., R. 11 E., Sec. 16
USGS topographic map: Burfordville
Inventory number: BH 36167 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2007): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 32.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 3,804