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Buffalo Creek Bridge

Jewell County, Kansas

Photos 

Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in November 2017

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BH Photo #410514

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over Buffalo Creek, 0.6 mi. south and 5.0 mi. east of Randall
Location
Jewell County, Kansas
Status
Closed to all traffic
History
Built 1912
Design
Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 80.0 ft.
Total length: 82.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.63046, -97.95048   (decimal degrees)
39°37'50" N, 97°57'02" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/590068/4387269 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Jamestown NW
Land survey
T. 5 S., R. 6 W., Sec. 11
Inventory numbers
KS 000450755003506 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 17852 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1912 (879)
Built during 1910s (10,013)
Closed (2,765)
Jewell County, Kansas (70)
Kansas (3,271)
Owned by county (21,656)
Pin-connected (4,868)
 Pony truss (17,080)
Pratt pony truss (3,985)
Pratt truss (10,403)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,675)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,849)
Truss (35,934)
Wooden deck (6,173)

Update Log 

  • November 11, 2017: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Pin-connected"
  • November 10, 2017: New photos from Nick Schmiedeler

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Buffalo Creek Bridge
Posted November 10, 2017, by Nick Schmiedeler

Cool closed pony. Interesting swinging hinged gate on wheels open the day I visited - possibly locals using for hunting access on ATV's or something. At least 2 more ponies very close in proximity.