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Cold Ryan Branch Bridge

Doniphan County, Kansas

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Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in August 2017

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BH Photo #400460

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Facts 

Overview
Lost pony truss bridge over Cold Ryan Branch on 150th Road, 0.5 mi. south and 2.9 mi. east of Denton
Location
Doniphan County, Kansas
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Replaced 2013
Design
Pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 40.0 ft.
Total length: 56.1 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.72534, -95.21223   (decimal degrees)
39°43'31" N, 95°12'44" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/310401/4399613 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Bendena
Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
10
Inventory numbers
KS 000221045803380 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 17688 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2012)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 23 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Doniphan County, Kansas (28)
Kansas (3,269)
Lost (28,414)
Lost 2013 (380)
Lost during 2010s (3,599)
One-lane traffic (7,833)
Owned by county (21,605)
 Pony truss (17,006)
Replaced by new bridge (19,321)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,217)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,565)
Truss (35,407)
Wooden deck (6,159)

Update Log 

  • August 21, 2017: New photos from Nick Schmiedeler

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Cold Ryan Branch Bridge
Posted August 21, 2017, by Nick Schmiedeler

Planned on watching the total eclipse today from this abandoned pony, sadly it has been replaced, possibly recently, back tracked to Everest,Kansas for the experience. One more century-plus-old pony down the pot 😕😕