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Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over Crooked Creek on Thomas Road, 0.9 mi. south and 4.2 mi. east of Nortonville
Location
Jefferson County, Kansas
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built ca. 1910; rehabilitated 1999
Design
Pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 80.0 ft.
Total length: 84.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.40583, -95.25167   (decimal degrees)
39°24'21" N, 95°15'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number
BH 17814 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2004)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 42.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004)
10

Categories 

Jefferson County, Kansas (24)
Kansas (1,443)
NR-eligible (2,567)
Open (21,592)
Owned by county (14,138)
Pony truss (9,385)
Span length 75-100 feet (3,250)
Total length 75-100 feet (3,323)
Truss (15,742)

Update Log 

  • February 3, 2008: New photo from Robert Elder

Sources 

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

Comments 

Crooked Creek Bridge
Posted February 3, 2008, by Robert L. Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

I recently uploaded the wrong picture to this page. That picture has been moved to the appropriate bridge page. There are several pony truss bridges over Crooked Creek and its tributaries in the Nortonville, Kansas area.