Eight Mile Creek Bridge

Photos 

Riveted Warren pony with polygonal top chords. This picture was taken looking east and the ATSF Railway Bridge (BH 17725) is visible in the background.

Photo taken by Robert Elder in February 200

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BH Photo #111732

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Pony truss bridge over Eight Mile Creek on Osborne Terrace near Ottawa

Location

Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built ca. 1920

Design

Polygonal Warren pony truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 89.9 ft.
Total length: 188.9 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+38.63102, -95.28573   (decimal degrees)
38°37'52" N, 95°17'09" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/301038/4278310 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Ottawa North

Inventory numbers

KS 000301041104884 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 17729 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 07/2015)

Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 42.0 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2013)

75

Categories 

Update Log 

• August 14, 2016: Updated by Clark Vance: Added category "Fence guardrail"
• February 5, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Adjusted GPS Coordinates.
• February 27, 2008: Updated by Robert Elder: Edited "Design"
• February 12, 2008: New photos from Robert Elder

Sources 

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

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