BNSF Tauy Creek Bridge

Photos

Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in November 2018

BH Photo #438901

Overview: Concrete deck girder bridge over Tauy Creek on BNSF
Location: Franklin County, Kansas
Status: Open to traffic
History: No plaques or printed dates on modern concrete improvements, but stone pillars look early 20th century
Design: Modern concrete deck girder refurbished bridge built on much older stone pillars over Tauy Creek, just northeast of Ottawa, KS, and a few hundred yards from abandoned 1895 double-intersected Warren truss Nebraska Rd. bridge
Dimensions: Span length: 130.0 ft.
Total length: 130.0 ft.
Deck width: 25.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.66201, -95.22043 (decimal degrees)
38°39'43" N, 95°13'14" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/306807/4281610 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number: BH 83601 (Bridgehunter.com ID)