Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Brush Creek Bridge

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US 66 Rainbow Bridge

Taken from new bridge

Photo taken by John Christeson in June 2009

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Sign by bridge

Taken at the east end of bridge

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Deck View

Heading West on old US 66

Photo taken by John Christeson in June 2009

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Overview: Through arch bridge over Brush Creek on Old US 66 north of Baxter Springs
Location: Cherokee County, Kansas
Status: Replaced by a new bridge in 1992, but is still open to one-way traffic on a paved road
Future prospects: Preserved
History: Built 1923
Design: Concrete Marsh through arch with 10 verticals
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 129.9 ft.
Total length: 132.8 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.07399, -94.74136 (decimal degrees)
37°04'26" N, 94°44'29" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/345204/4104498 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Baxter Springs
Inventory numbers: NRHP 83000419 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 17555 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/2007): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 67.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004): 60