Brush Creek Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by James Baughn

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BH Photo #103034

Map 

Street Views 

• View #1
• 50th Street

Facts 

Overview

Through arch bridge over Brush Creek on Old US 66 north of Baxter Springs

Location

Cherokee County, Kansas

Status

Bypassed by a new bridge in 1992, but is still open to one-way traffic on a paved road

Future prospects

Preserved

History

Built 1923

Builders

- H.W. Tyrell of Topeka, Kansas (Resident Engineer)
- Marsh Engineering Co. of Des Moines, Iowa
- Maxwell Construction Co. of Columbus, Kansas (Contractor)

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 on March 10, 1983

Also called

Route 66 Marsh Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+37.07348, -94.74082   (decimal degrees)
37°04'25" N, 94°44'27" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/345251/4104441 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Baxter Springs

Average daily traffic (as of 2007)

60

Inventory numbers

NRHP 83000419 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
KS 000000000110630 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 17555 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of August 2015)

Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 67.1 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Update Log 

• January 7, 2017: New photos from Nick Schmiedeler
• October 19, 2016: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
• October 19, 2016: Updated by Robert Elder: Added category "Marsh arch (standard)"
• September 22, 2016: Updated by Nathan Holth: Added contractor per NRHP nomination.
• September 27, 2014: Updated by Roger Deschner: Added category "Marsh Engineering Co."
• September 27, 2014: New Street View added by Sheldon Wiens
• January 25, 2013: New photos from Larry Dooley
• July 26, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Added Marsh arch to Categories
• March 2, 2010: New photos from J.P.
• January 25, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Adjusted GPS Coordinates
• December 8, 2009: Updated by Robert Elder: Added Marsh arch to Categories
• August 1, 2009: New photos from James McCray
• June 25, 2009: New photos from John Christeson

Sources 

• J Lance - bugo [at] hotmail [dot] com
• John Christeson - john_christeson [at] yahoo [dot] com
• James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com
• J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Larry Dooley
• Sheldon Wiens
• Nathan Holth
• Dana and Kay Klein
• Nick Schmiedeler - nick [at] nickschmiedeler [dot] com

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