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Photos taken June 2007 by Nicole Beck

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Carnegie Steel mark

Map

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Facts

Overview: Pony truss bridge over a branch of Turkey Creek in Brown Memorial Park
Location: Dickinson County, Kansas
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built ca. 1920
Design: Pin-connected, 3-panel Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 49.9 ft.
Total length: 82.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.87583, -97.19694 (decimal degrees)
38°52'33" N, 97°11'49" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 14/656407/4304542 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Abilene
Inventory number: BH 17667 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2007): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 24.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2002): 50

Update Log

August 4, 2008: New photos from Robert Elder
July 9, 2007: Posted photos from Nicole Beck

Sources

Nicole Beck - prairieroads06 [at] yahoo [dot] com
Robert Elder - bass-tbn [at] ku [dot] edu

Comments

Branch Turkey Creek Bridge

Posted July 3, 2007, by Nicole Beck (prairieroads06 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Photos taken 06/23/07. Steel has Carnegie mark--hard to read in picture. Main span has concrete deck, but approaches have wooden planks. This bridge is in regular use as access to the Boy Scout camp at Brown Memorial Park.