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Kansas River I-70 Bridge

Douglas County, Kansas
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Overview
Pair of lost deck truss bridges over Kansas River on I-70 in Lawrence
Location
Douglas County, Kansas
Status
Lost
History
Built 1956; demolished Nov. 2009
Design
Warren deck truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 332.9 ft.
Total length: 2,323.5 ft. (0.4 mi.)
Deck width: 32.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.99191, -95.23955   (decimal degrees)
38°59'31" N, 95°14'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/306040/4318264 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Lawrence East
Inventory numbers
KDOT 0023-B0045 (Kansas Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 17694 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2008)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 54.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
14,950

Categories 

Built 1956 (195)
Built during 1950s (2,383)
Deck truss (955)
Douglas County, Kansas (12)
Have street view (9,909)
I-70 (25)
Kansas (2,280)
Kansas River (25)
Lost (10,376)
Lost 2009 (165)
 Lost during 2000s (3,091)
Owned by bridge authority (139)
Replaced by new bridge (7,143)
Span length 250-500 feet (863)
Structurally deficient (16,686)
Toll (115)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,217)
Truss (23,578)
Warren deck truss (340)
Warren truss (3,961)

Update Log 

  • March 8, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Added Street View for these lost bridges.
  • November 15, 2009: Updated by Robert Elder: Updated Overview, Status, Status Description and Year Lost. Bridge is currently being demolished.
  • April 23, 2008: Updated by Max Johnson

Sources 

  • Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com
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Kansas River I-70 Bridge
Posted November 15, 2009, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Blast footage and story: http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2009/nov/15/turnpike-bridge-blast-moved-noon-today/

Video only: http://www2.ljworld.com/videos/2009/nov/15/27561/

Kansas River I-70 Bridge
Posted November 2, 2009, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Both bridges are expected to be demolished with in two weeks of today. Source: http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2009/nov/02/kansas-turnpike-authority-plans-demolish-kansas-ri/