Photo 

Photo was taken from the south, looking through the barricade.

Photo taken by Robert Elder in June 2001

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Map 

Vicinity Map

Vicinity map

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Smoky Hill River on Oat Road, 2.5 mi. east and 0.8 mi. south of Detroit
Location
Dickinson County, Kansas
Status
Closed to all traffic(?)
History
Built 1915
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 125.9 ft.
Total length: 196.8 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.92501, -97.07469   (decimal degrees)
38°55'30" N, 97°04'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number
BH 17676 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2007)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 15.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2002)
60

Update Log 

  • March 2, 2008: New photo from Robert Elder
  • February 27, 2008: Updated by Robert Elder: Edited "Design"

Sources 

  • Robert Elder - bass-tbn [at] ku [dot] edu

Comments 

Smoky Hill River Bridge
Posted March 23, 2007, by Nicole Beck (prairieroads06 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Photos taken 3/23/07 from north side of river (private property).

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