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East Approach

Photo taken by David Backlin in March 2008

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Close-up of Arch

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West Embankment

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West Approach

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Overview Looking East

Photo taken by David Backlin in March 2008

Overview: Reconstructed open-spandrel arch bridge over Pearl River on Silas Brown Street in Jackson
Location: Hinds County, Mississippi
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1925; closed to traffic Jan. 2000; reconstructed bridge opened Dec. 15, 2003
Design: Open-spandrel arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 169.9 ft.
Total length: 1,010.2 ft.
Deck width: 20.3 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +32.28861, -90.17611 (decimal degrees)
32°17'19" N, 90°10'34" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey: T. 5 N., R. 1 E., Sec. 10
Inventory number: BH 22874 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2005): Deck condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 79.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004): 8,400