Rating:
4 votes

North National Avenue Bridge

Bourbon County, Kansas

Photos 

Overview

Photo taken by Ruth Reynolds

BH Photo #103024

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Marsh arch bridge over Marmaton River on N. National Avenue (Old US 69) in Fort Scott
Location
Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1933; rehabilitated 1983 and 2012
Design
Concrete through arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 200.1 ft.
Total length: 202.0 ft.
Deck width: 29.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 29.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.84634, -94.70730   (decimal degrees)
37°50'47" N, 94°42'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/349785/4190139 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Fort Scott
Average daily traffic (as of 2017)
1,835
Inventory number
BH 17406 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of August 2017)
Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 52.6 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Arch (12,100)
Bourbon County, Kansas (39)
Built 1933 (646)
Built during 1930s (11,749)
Concrete balustrade (841)
Fort Scott, Kansas (13)
Have street view (26,946)
Kansas (3,191)
 Marsh arch (66)
Marsh arch (standard) (23)
Open (39,882)
Owned by city (5,399)
Rainbow arch (248)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,987)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,265)
US 69 (46)

Update Log 

  • September 24, 2017: New photos from Nick Schmiedeler
  • October 19, 2016: Updated by Robert Elder: Added category "Marsh arch (standard)"
  • June 15, 2016: Updated by Nathan Holth: Add Marsh arch category.
  • June 3, 2015: New Street View added by Robert Elder
  • November 8, 2012: New photos from Larry Dooley
  • May 22, 2012: New photos from Larry Dooley
  • July 26, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Added Marsh arch to Categories
  • July 14, 2010: New photos from David Backlin
  • March 11, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Added Street View link
  • December 8, 2009: Updated by Robert Elder: Added Marsh arch to Categories
  • December 22, 2006: Posted photos from Ruth Reynolds

Sources 

  • Ruth Reynolds - ruthmusic [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Richard With - withrg [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
  • Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • David Backlin - us71 [at] cox [dot] net
  • Larry Dooley
  • Nathan Holth
  • Nick Schmiedeler - nick [at] nickschmiedeler [dot] com
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Comments 

N. National Avenue Bridge
Posted September 28, 2012, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Great news. This bridge has always looked well-maintained.

N. National Avenue Bridge
Posted September 28, 2012, by Clark Vance (cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com)

Another rehab in progress. This is a nice bridge on the city's main norht-south street and it looks like they plan on keeping it around.

http://www.fstribune.com/story/1869112/photo/1696562.html

http://www.fstribune.com/story/1891038.html