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Wilson Bridge

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Overview

Photo taken by Sarah Martin in August 2008

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Chapman Creek on 3200 Avenue, 5.1 mi. east and 1.0 mi. north of Buckeye
Location
Dickinson County, Kansas
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1904
Design
Pin-connected, 5-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 80.0 ft.
Total length: 146.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on January 22, 2009
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.06050, -97.07289   (decimal degrees)
39°03'38" N, 97°04'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/666735/4325257 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Upland
Inventory numbers
KS 000210849004300 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
NRHP 08001349 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 17669 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2011)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 15.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
5

Categories 

Built 1904 (326)
Built during 1900s (4,243)
Dickinson County, Kansas (35)
Kansas (2,280)
NR-listed (2,353)
Open (28,297)
Owned by county (16,482)
Pratt through truss (3,162)
Pratt truss (5,654)
Span length 75-100 feet (4,718)
Structurally deficient (16,676)
Through truss (9,201)
Total length 125-175 feet (4,136)
Truss (23,561)
Wooden deck (5,397)

Update Log 

  • November 24, 2008: New photos from Robert Elder
  • October 13, 2008: New photos from Sarah Martin

Sources 

  • Sarah Martin
  • Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com