Photo 

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This is a small pin connected pony truss. There are several pony trusses in the Nortonville, Kansas area and consequently I mistakenly uploaded this picture to another page, but have corrected that error.

Photo taken by Robert Elder in 2004

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Map 

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Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over a branch of Crooked Creek on Saline Road, 2.3 mi. south and 3.0 mi. east of Nortonville
Location
Jefferson County, Kansas
Status
Closed to all traffic
Design
Pony truss
Dimensions
Total length: 24.9 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.38472, -95.27278   (decimal degrees)
39°23'05" N, 95°16'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number
BH 17809 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2004)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 22.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004)
5

Categories 

Closed (1,303)
Jefferson County, Kansas (24)
Kansas (1,443)
Owned by county (14,137)
Pony truss (9,385)
Structurally deficient (10,789)
Total length under 25 feet (959)
Truss (15,739)
Wooden deck (5,156)

Update Log 

  • February 3, 2008: New photo from Robert Elder

Sources 

  • Robert Elder - bass-tbn [at] ku [dot] edu