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Roys Creek Bridge

Brown County, Kansas

Photos 

Photo taken by Robert Elder in September 2008

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BH Photo #125251

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Facts 

Overview
Lost pony truss bridge over Roys Creek, 5.8 mi. east and 2.0 mi. north of Hiawatha
Location
Brown County, Kansas
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
Design
Pin-connected, 2-panel Pratt half-hip pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 30.8 ft.
Total length: 76.1 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.88538, -95.41071   (decimal degrees)
39°53'07" N, 95°24'39" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/293867/4417817 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Highland NW
Average daily traffic (as of 2004)
45
Inventory numbers
KS 000071025203160 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 17460 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of February 2008)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 18.6 (out of 100)
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Categories 

2-panel truss (37)
Brown County, Kansas (88)
Half-hip Pratt pony truss (523)
Kansas (3,240)
Laced endposts (160)
Lost (26,415)
One-lane traffic (7,653)
Owned by county (21,236)
 Pony truss (16,572)
Pratt pony truss (3,760)
Pratt truss (9,681)
Replaced by new bridge (17,899)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,927)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,672)
Truss (33,911)
Wooden deck (6,102)

Update Log 

  • October 31, 2013: Updated by Robert Elder: Lost - replaced by a culvert. I am not surprised.
  • March 16, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Adjusted GPS Coordinates
  • October 24, 2008: Updated by Robert Elder: Updated Categories
  • September 29, 2008: New photo from Robert Elder

Sources 

  • Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com

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