Rating:
1 vote

Branch Pottawatomie Creek Bridge

Share:

Photo 

Photo taken by Robert Elder in July 2008

Enlarge

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over a branch of Pottawatomie Creek, 0.8 mi. west and 0.8 mi. north of Greeley
Location
Anderson County, Kansas
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1925
Design
Riveted, 3-panel, half-hip Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 44.0 ft.
Total length: 45.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.38589, -95.13907   (decimal degrees)
38°23'09" N, 95°08'21" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/313173/4250797 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Garnett NW
Inventory numbers
KS 000021057005224 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 17339 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2011)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 62.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010)
50

Categories 

3-panel truss (110)
Anderson County, Kansas (18)
Built 1925 (947)
Built during 1920s (7,033)
Half-hip Pratt pony truss (290)
Kansas (2,280)
One-lane traffic (7,111)
Open (28,310)
Owned by county (16,488)
Pony truss (13,217)
Pratt pony truss (2,342)
Pratt truss (5,658)
Riveted (1,011)
Span length 25-50 feet (10,053)
Total length 25-50 feet (7,628)
Truss (23,568)

Update Log 

  • January 25, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Adjusted GPS Coordinates.
  • July 9, 2008: New photo from Robert Elder

Sources 

  • Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com