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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

Map

Vicinity map

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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

Update Log

June 3, 2008: New photos from David B. Haun
July 9, 2007: Posted photo from Nathan Morton

Sources

Nathan Morton - mortons03 [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
David B. Haun - dbhaun [at] gmail [dot] com

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