Opaekaa Bridge

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Opaekaa Bridge

Wikimedia Commons, photo by Joel Bradshaw, 11-28-2009

Photo provided by Craig Philpott

BH Photo #158361

Opaekaa Bridge is also one of two known UK-made truss bridges in the US.

Overview: Warren Pony truss bridge over Opaekaa Stream on Opaekaa Road
Location: Kauai County, Hawaii
Status: Open to traffic
Future prospects: Planned to be replaced
History: Built 1919
Builder: - Alex Findlay & Co. of Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Design: Warren Pony truss with asphalt over wood deck.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 33.1 ft.
Total length: 74.2 ft.
Deck width: 12.5 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on March 28, 1983
Also called: Opaekaa Road Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +22.05881, -159.37828 (decimal degrees)
22°03'32" N, 159°22'42" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 4/460969/2439384 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Kapaa
Elevation: 301 ft. above sea level
Average daily traffic (as of 1986): 382
Inventory numbers: NRHP 83000253 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 12712 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of September 2016): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 59.2 (out of 100)
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