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Photo taken by Robert L Elder

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Photo taken by Robert Elder in June 2002

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Photo taken by Robert Elder in June 2002

Overview: Bowstring pony truss bridge over Salt Creek on 212th Street, southeast of Hollis
Location: Cloud County, Kansas
Status: Open to one-lane traffic on a dead-end, low-maintenance road
Design: Bowstring pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 80.0 ft.
Total length: 81.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.59398, -97.53713 (decimal degrees)
39°35'38" N, 97°32'14" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 14/625609/4383716 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Rice
Inventory number: BH 17604 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2007): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 24.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004): 10