Delaware River Composite Truss Bridge

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This composite truss bridge features a seven panel riveted Parker through truss (main span) and two pony trusses. This picture was taken looking northwest. Several concrete pylons from a railroad bridge are located in the area.

Photo taken by Robert Elder in February 2008

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Facts

Overview: Through truss bridge over Delaware River on Coal Creek Road at Valley Falls
Location: Jefferson County, Kansas
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1936
Design: Parker through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 149.9 ft.
Total length: 352.9 ft.
Deck width: 23.9 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on May 9, 2003
Also called: Valley Falls Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.35084, -95.45473 (decimal degrees)
39°21'03" N, 95°27'17" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/288481/4358584 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Valley Falls
Average daily traffic (as of 2013): 424
Inventory numbers: NRHP 03000371 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
KS 000000000440001 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 17826 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of August 2017): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 50.8 (out of 100)
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Update Log

July 8, 2014: New Street View added by Ralph Demars
February 15, 2009: New photos from Mark Frazier
November 10, 2008: Updated by Robert Elder: Edited Categories.
August 25, 2008: Updated by Robert Elder: Edited Name and Alternate names.
July 15, 2008: Updated by Robert Elder: Updated categories
February 3, 2008: New photos from Robert Elder

Sources

Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com
Mark Frazier - mfrazier404 [at] gmail [dot] com