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This bridge is a six panel, pin connected, Pratt through truss. The bridge has been converted from rail to vehicle use.

Photo taken by Robert Elder in July 2003

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Photo taken by Robert Elder in July 2003

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Overview
Through truss bridge over Lyon Creek on Otter Creek Road, just southeast of Wreford
Location
Geary County, Kansas
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1913 by the Pencoyd Bridge & Construction Co.
Builder
- Pencoyd Bridge & Construction Co.
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 120.0 ft.
Total length: 140.1 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 25.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on May 9, 2003
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.95496, -96.84628   (decimal degrees)
38°57'18" N, 96°50'47" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
NRHP 03000370 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 17749 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2004)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Not deficient
Sufficiency rating: 51.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1995)
50

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Built 1913 (319)
Built during 1910s (3,549)
Geary County, Kansas (17)
Kansas (1,443)
NR-listed (1,472)
Open (21,539)
Owned by county (14,113)
Pencoyd Bridge & Construction Co. (1)
Pratt truss (1,382)
Span length 100-125 feet (2,247)
Through truss (5,175)
Total length 125-175 feet (2,613)
Truss (15,706)
Wooden deck (5,164)

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