Historic Bridges
of the United States
Lost Creek Bridge
Bourbon County
,
Kansas
Overview
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Overview
Through truss bridge over Lost Creek, 3.0 mi. east and 0.3 mi. north of Mapleton
Location
Bourbon County
,
Kansas
Status
Closed to all traffic
History
Built 1888
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 89.9 ft.
Total length: 91.8 ft.
Deck width: 11.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.02667, -94.82500
(decimal degrees)
38°01'36" N, 94°49'30" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number
BH 17404
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 03/2005)
Substructure condition rating:
Fair
(5 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 16.7
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2001)
50
Categories
19th Century
(1,704)
Bourbon County, Kansas
(19)
Built 1888
(44)
Built during 1880s
(477)
Closed
(1,297)
Kansas
(1,443)
Owned by county
(14,113)
Pratt truss
(1,381)
Span length 75-100 feet
(3,238)
Structurally deficient
(10,771)
Through truss
(5,175)
Total length 75-100 feet
(3,315)
Truss
(15,706)
Wooden deck
(5,164)
Update Log
February 27, 2008: Updated by Robert Elder: Edited "Design"
Sources
Robert Elder -
bass-tbn [at] ku [dot] edu
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