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Overview: Pony truss bridge over Hughes Creek on US 61 south of Old Appleton
Location: Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
Status: Open to two-lane traffic on a paved road
History: Built 1922
Design: Riveted, skewed, 6-panel Warren pony truss with verticals
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 61.3 ft.
Total length: 158.1 ft.
Deck width: 22.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.56013, -89.69477 (decimal degrees)
37°33'36" N, 89°41'41" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey: T. 33 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 10
Inventory numbers: MoDOT G-28RMONBI 4559 (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 21105 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2005): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 32.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004): 1,332