Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Tauy Creek Bridge

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Double span, riveted Warren pony truss. This bridge is located immediately south of Interstate 35.

Photo taken by Robert Elder in March 2005

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Looking southwest.

Photo taken by Robert Elder in March 2005

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Looking northeast with I-35 visible in the background.

Photo taken by Robert Elder in March 2005

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Facts

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Tauy Creek, 3.0 mi. east of N. Otawa
Location: Franklin County, Kansas
Status: No longer exists
History: Built ca. 1920, removed June 2008
Design: Warren pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 122.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.64000, -95.21167 (decimal degrees)
38°38'24" N, 95°12'42" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number: BH 17736 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2006): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 29.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2001): 25

Comments

Tauy Creek Bridge

Posted June 5, 2008, by Ben Prusia (chase2008 [at] vortexpursuit [dot] com)

This bridge is now gone as of June 4th.

Tauy Creek Bridge

Posted May 12, 2008, by Ben Prusia (chase2008 [at] vortexpursuit [dot] com)

This bridge appears to be going away sometime soon. This bridge is in the path of the new US-59 freeway project to link Ottawa and Lawrence. The roads leading to the bridge are already closed, a new bridge has been built beside it but as of May 10th, the truss is still standing next to I-35.