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Overview: Through truss bridge over Clear Fork Brazos River on CR 188
Location: Shackelford County, Texas
Status: Closed to all traffic
History: Built 1885 by the King Bridge Co.
Builder: - King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
Design: Pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 108.9 ft.
Total length: 311.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.8 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +32.93444, -99.22444 (decimal degrees)
32°56'04" N, 99°13'28" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 14/479017/3644041 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Fort Griffin
Inventory number: BH 33366 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/2007): Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 15.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004): 50

HAER TX-63 - Fort Griffin Iron Truss Bridge, Spanning Clear Fork of Brazos River at County Route 188, Fort Griffin vicinity, Shackelford County, TX
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