Branch Stranger Creek Bridge

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Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in April 2017

BH Photo #388253

Overview: Pony truss bridge over a branch of Stranger Creek, 1.7 mi. south and 1.9 mi. east of Effingham
Location: Atchison County, Kansas
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built ca. 1930
Design: Queenpost pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 49.9 ft.
Total length: 51.8 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.49667, -95.36667 (decimal degrees)
39°29'48" N, 95°22'00" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/296495/4374568 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Nortonville
Land survey: T. 6 S., R. 18 E., Sec. 26
Average daily traffic (as of 2007): 15
Inventory numbers: KS 000031029903687 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 17356 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of June 2017): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 27.7 (out of 100)
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Posted April 27, 2017, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Here is one of those paired angle ponies...this time in Queenpost form.

Branch Stranger Creek Bridge

Posted April 27, 2017, by Nick Schmiedeler

Nice little shorty, still in good shape. Pretty spot - worth the visit.