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Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over a branch of Missouri River, 1.2 mi. east of Doniphan
Location
Doniphan County, Kansas
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built ca. 1920
Design
Pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 34.1 ft.
Total length: 35.1 ft.
Deck width: 20.3 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Also called
Doniphan County Waddell Truss Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.64500, -95.05500   (decimal degrees)
39°38'42" N, 95°03'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/323673/4390374 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Atchison NE
Inventory number
BH 17684 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2007)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 37.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004)
10

Categories 

Built during 1920s (5,852)
Doniphan County, Kansas (20)
Kansas (1,869)
NR-listed (1,668)
Open (23,106)
Owned by county (14,541)
Pony truss (11,785)
Span length 25-50 feet (7,537)
Structurally deficient (14,983)
Total length 25-50 feet (6,475)
Truss (19,453)
Waddell "A" truss (5)
Wooden deck (5,198)

Update Log 

  • June 24, 2009: Updated by Robert Elder

Sources 

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