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Illinois River US 59 Bridge

Adair County, Oklahoma

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North Approach

Photo taken by David Backlin in November 2008

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South Approach

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Side View

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Taken in 2006

Photo taken by Gene McCluney in December 2008

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Photo taken in 2006

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Photo taken in 2006

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Photo taken in 2006

Photo taken by Gene McCluney in December 2008

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Illinois River on US 59 in Watts Community
Location
Adair County, Oklahoma
Status
Open to traffic
Future prospects
Scheduled for replacement 2009
History
Built 1931
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 210.0 ft.
Total length: 517.1 ft.
Deck width: 22.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.10833, -94.56167   (decimal degrees)
36°06'30" N, 94°33'42" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/359438/3997093 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Watts
Inventory number
BH 28664 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2007)
Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 18.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
6,660

Categories 

Adair County, Oklahoma (3)
Built 1931 (434)
Built during 1930s (6,129)
Doomed (82)
Oklahoma (1,253)
Open (22,312)
Owned by state (6,781)
 Span length 175-250 feet (1,043)
Structurally deficient (12,078)
Through truss (5,573)
Total length 500-1000 feet (1,058)
Truss (16,293)
US 59 (13)

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Illinois River US 59 Bridge
Posted April 20, 2007, by Danny Waite (danw [at] suddenlink [dot] net)

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