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Branch Crooked Creek Bridge

Jefferson County, Kansas

Photo 

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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BH Photo #110938

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost 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
Lost
Design
Pin-connected, 2-panel Pratt half-hip pony truss
Dimensions
Span length: 24.9 ft.
Total length: 24.9 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.38490, -95.27282   (decimal degrees)
39°23'06" N, 95°16'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/304253/4361955 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Nortonville
Average daily traffic (as of 2009)
10
Inventory numbers
KS 000441041003843 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 17809 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of June 2012)
Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 97 (out of 100)
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Categories 

2-panel truss (35)
Half-hip Pratt pony truss (407)
Jefferson County, Kansas (38)
Kansas (2,861)
Lost (20,032)
Owned by county (19,123)
Pin-connected (3,573)
Pony truss (15,249)
 Pratt pony truss (3,247)
Pratt truss (8,228)
Replaced by new bridge (13,262)
Span length under 25 feet (6,134)
Structurally deficient (17,792)
Total length under 25 feet (2,128)
Truss (30,037)
Wooden deck (5,902)

Update Log 

  • January 22, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Adjustes GPS Coordinates
  • October 6, 2008: Updated by Robert Elder: Updated Overview, Status, and Status Description.
  • July 30, 2008: Updated by Robert Elder: Updated Categories
  • February 3, 2008: New photo from Robert Elder

Sources 

  • Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com
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Branch Crooked Creek Bridge
Posted October 6, 2008, by Robert Elder (bass-tbn [at] ku [dot] edu)

Bridge has been replaced by a UCEB.