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 Walnut Creek, 0.3 mi. south and 4.1 mi. west of Hiawatha
Location
Brown County, Kansas
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built ca. 1930
Design
Pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 69.9 ft.
Total length: 70.8 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.83667, -95.64000   (decimal degrees)
39°50'12" N, 95°38'24" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/274099/4412964 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Fairview
Inventory number
BH 17463 (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: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 42.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004)
400

Categories 

Brown County, Kansas (66)
Built during 1930s (5,951)
Kansas (1,461)
Open (21,979)
Owned by county (14,324)
Pony truss (9,508)
Span length 50-75 feet (4,748)
Total length 50-75 feet (5,024)
Truss (16,167)

Update Log 

  • October 13, 2008: New photo from Robert Elder

Sources 

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