Medicine River Bridge

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Photo taken by Robert Elder

BH Photo #134578

Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Medicine River, 2.0 mi. west of Medicine Lodge
Location: Barber County, Kansas
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built ca. 1910
Design: Five panel, pin connected, Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 89.9 ft.
Total length: 228.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.28678, -98.63368 (decimal degrees)
37°17'12" N, 98°38'01" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 14/532470/4126749 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Medicine Lodge SW
Average daily traffic (as of 2011): 100
Inventory numbers: KS 000040677306727 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 17388 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of December 2011): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 16.6 (out of 100)
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January 26, 2017: Updated by Robert Elder: Lost.
February 15, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Added GPS Coordinates.
June 19, 2008: Updated by Robert Elder: Edited overview, design, and design description.