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Overview: Through truss bridge over Tallahatchie River on MS 6 west of Batesville
Location: Panola County, Mississippi
Status: Open to two-lane traffic
History: Built 1940
Design: Riveted, skewed, 7-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 160.0 ft.
Total length: 599.9 ft.
Deck width: 23.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +34.29692, -90.05415 (decimal degrees)
34°17'49" N, 90°03'15" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number: BH 22916 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2006): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 17.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 4,500