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Overview: Eighteen-span stone arch bridge over Brazos River on TX 16
Location: Palo Pinto County, Texas
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1942 by the Works Progress Administration
Builder: - Works Progress Administration
Design: Stone arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 24.0 ft.
Total length: 433.1 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +32.85883, -98.41160 (decimal degrees)
32°51'32" N, 98°24'42" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 14/555053/3635789 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Fortune Bend
Inventory number: BH 33309 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2005): Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 77.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004): 640