Photo 

The bridge as it appeared in October of 2002 after being replaced. This bridge is a riveted Warren pony truss. The photo was taken looking west from a gravel road.

Photo taken by Robert Elder in October 2002

View high-res version

Map 

Vicinity Map

Vicinity map

Map links:

Facts 

Overview
Lost pony truss bridge over Wolf Creek on a local road
Location
Franklin County, Kansas
Status
No longer exists
History
Built 1925; replaced 2002
Design
Warren pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 49.9 ft.
Total length: 51.8 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.69500, -95.16500   (decimal degrees)
38°41'42" N, 95°09'54" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number
BH 17739 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2005)
Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 99.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2001)
565

Categories 

Built 1925 (672)
Built during 1920s (4,045)
Franklin County, Kansas (18)
Kansas (1,448)
Lost (603)
Owned by county (14,182)
Pony truss (9,396)
Span length 25-50 feet (6,072)
Total length 50-75 feet (4,948)
Truss (15,824)
Warren truss (711)

Update Log 

  • February 28, 2008: Updated by Robert Elder: Updated "Design"
  • February 18, 2008: New photo from Robert Elder

Sources 

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