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Overview

Photo taken by James McCray

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Looking Southward and Downhill

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North Portal

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Bridge Plaque

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Overview: Through truss bridge over Cheyenne River on a county road, 3.5 mi. east and 3.3 mi. south of Hot Springs
Location: Fall River County, South Dakota
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1930; rehabilitated 1948
Design: Through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 149.9 ft.
Total length: 666.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.3 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +43.38556, -103.40583 (decimal degrees)
43°23'08" N, 103°24'21" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 13/629123/4804865 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Hot Springs
Inventory numbers: SD 24-327-064 (South Dakota bridge number)
BH 32208 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2006): Deck condition rating: Imminent Failure (1 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 30.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 41