Photo 

Photo taken by Robert Elder

Map 

Vicinity Map

Vicinity map

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Big Slough Creek on CR 90, 0.3 mi. south and 2.2 mi. west of Oskaloosa
Location
Jefferson County, Kansas
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1905
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 84.0 ft.
Total length: 131.9 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.21056, -95.35222   (decimal degrees)
39°12'38" N, 95°21'08" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/296910/4342778 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Oskaloosa
Inventory number
BH 17807 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2007)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 22.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004)
25

Categories 

Built 1905 (333)
Built during 1900s (2,434)
Jefferson County, Kansas (24)
Kansas (1,457)
Open (21,913)
Owned by county (14,312)
Pratt truss (1,583)
Span length 75-100 feet (3,303)
Structurally deficient (10,992)
Through truss (5,433)
Total length 125-175 feet (2,711)
Truss (16,096)
Wooden deck (5,165)

Update Log 

  • September 29, 2008: New photo from Robert Elder

Sources 

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