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Overview: Deck girder bridge over Shoal Creek on Old US 71 at Tipton Ford
Location: Newton County, Missouri
Status: Open to traffic with a 15 ton weight limit
History: Built ca. 1920
Design: Deck plate girder
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 49.8 ft.
Total length: 387.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.3 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.97216, -94.42573 (decimal degrees)
36°58'20" N, 94°25'33" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/373094/4092734 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 26 N., R. 32 W., Sec. 15
USGS topographic map: Tipton Ford
Inventory numbers: MONBI 13015 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 22180 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2008): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 35.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 400