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Stranger Creek Bridge

Atchison County, Kansas

Photos 

Five panel, riveted, Pratt pony truss.

Photo taken by Robert Elder in October 2005

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BH Photo #111954

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over Stranger Creek, 1.3 mi. north and 0.5 mi. east of Cummings
Location
Atchison County, Kansas
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1922
Design
Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 80.0 ft.
Total length: 116.1 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.48167, -95.23546   (decimal degrees)
39°28'54" N, 95°14'08" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/307737/4372615 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Potter
Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
10
Inventory numbers
KS 000031045003707 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 17380 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of June 2018)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 35 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Atchison County, Kansas (67)
Built 1922 (744)
Built during 1920s (10,285)
Kansas (3,273)
One-lane traffic (7,932)
Open (41,013)
Owned by county (21,660)
 Pony truss (17,099)
Pratt pony truss (3,991)
Pratt truss (10,426)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,686)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,432)
Truss (36,110)
Wooden deck (6,179)

Update Log 

  • December 7, 2019: New photos from Nick Schmiedeler
  • March 17, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Adjusted GPS Coordinates
  • February 28, 2008: Updated by Robert Elder: Edited "Design"
  • February 21, 2008: New photo from Robert Elder

Sources 

  • Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Nick Schmiedeler - nick [at] nickschmiedeler [dot] com
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Stranger Creek Bridge
Posted December 7, 2019, by Nick Schmiedeler (nick [at] nickschmiedeler [dot] com)

14-year update....extant!!