Photo 

Photo taken by Robert Elder in October 2008

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Map 

Vicinity Map

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Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over Plum Creek, 0.4 mi. south and 5.6 mi. west of Powhattan
Location
Brown County, Kansas
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1945
Design
Pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 89.9 ft.
Total length: 91.8 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.75500, -95.72500   (decimal degrees)
39°45'18" N, 95°43'30" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/266549/4404116 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Fairview
Inventory number
BH 17436 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2005)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 31.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004)
237

Categories 

Brown County, Kansas (66)
Built 1945 (111)
Built during 1940s (1,859)
Kansas (1,461)
Open (21,979)
Owned by county (14,324)
Pony truss (9,508)
Span length 75-100 feet (3,306)
Structurally deficient (12,027)
Total length 75-100 feet (3,392)
Truss (16,167)

Update Log 

  • October 13, 2008: New photo from Robert Elder

Sources 

  • Robert Elder - bass-tbn [at] ku [dot] edu