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Overview

This photo taken by Nathan Morton
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Driving across

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Approaching Caruthersville Bridge Missouri

Approaching Caruthersville Bridge from the Missouri side.

Photo taken by David B. Haun

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Approach of Caruthersville Bridge

Approach of Caruthersville Bridge Missouri side

Photo taken by David B. Haun

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Climbing toward truss spans

Climbing toward truss spans of the Caruthersville Bridge.

Photo taken by David B. Haun

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Portal in sight

Portal Caruthersville Bridge in sight while Riding across.

Photo taken by David B. Haun

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Close up of Missouri portal

Close up of the Missouri Portal while Riding Across

Photo taken by David B. Haun

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Riding across truss span

Riding across the Caruthersville bridge.

Photo taken by David B. Haun

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Descending Tennesse Approach

Descending Tennessee approach.

Photo taken by David B. Haun

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Facts 

Overview
Continuous through truss over the Mississippi River on I-155, southeast of Caruthersville
Location
Pemiscot County, Missouri
Status
Open to four lanes of traffic
History
Built 1976; rehabilitated 1987
Design
Cantilevered through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 821.0 ft.
Total length: 2,044.4 ft.
Deck width: 61.3 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.11490, -89.61264   (decimal degrees)
36°06'54" N, 89°36'46" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/264845/3999854 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Caruthersville SE
Inventory numbers
MoDOT A-1700R1 (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
MONBI 1396 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 22255 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
Average daily traffic (as of 2004)
50

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Built 1976 (43)
Built during 1970s (292)
Cantilevered truss (123)
Mississippi River (87)
Missouri (2,450)
Open (21,823)
Owned by state (6,645)
Pemiscot County, Missouri (16)
Span length 500-1000 feet (241)
Through truss (5,419)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (715)
Truss (16,067)

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