Little Walnut River Bridge

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Photo taken by Robert Elder in August 2005

BH Photo #127401

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Little Walnut River, 4.7 mi. east and 2.5 mi. north of Gordon
Location: Butler County, Kansas
Status: Lost
History: Built ca. 1910
Design: Pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 75.1 ft.
Total length: 76.1 ft.
Deck width: 13.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.62529, -96.90479 (decimal degrees)
37°37'31" N, 96°54'17" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 14/684896/4166306 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Augusta
Average daily traffic (as of 2017): 50
Inventory numbers: KS 000080867706268 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 17497 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of February 2017): Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 100 (out of 100)
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Posted June 18, 2010, by Rob (gin-rob [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

This bridge was washed out and completely destroyed by flooding in 2009. A new bridge is being built in its place.

Little Walnut River Bridge

Posted August 6, 2007, by Nikki McCarthy (enmccarthy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

Picture taken Aug 5 2007