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This bridge is a skewed, riveted, Warren pony truss. The easiest access is from the west. This photo was taken looking east.

Photo taken by Robert Elder in March 2005

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Looking east. Note skew angle.

Photo taken by Robert Elder in March 2005

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Map 

Vicinity Map

Vicinity map

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Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over Captain Creek on W. 127th St., 1.4 mi. east of Douglas Co. Line
Location
Johnson County, Kansas
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1916
Design
Warren pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 80.0 ft.
Total length: 84.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.90000, -95.03000   (decimal degrees)
38°53'60" N, 95°01'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/323963/4307638 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Eudora
Inventory number
BH 17879 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2007)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 65.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004)
30

Categories 

Built 1916 (383)
Built during 1910s (5,671)
Johnson County, Kansas (19)
Kansas (1,869)
One-lane traffic (6,998)
Open (23,107)
Owned by county (14,544)
Pony truss (11,786)
Skewed (3,683)
Span length 75-100 feet (3,811)
Total length 75-100 feet (3,991)
Truss (19,456)
Warren pony truss (763)
Warren truss (1,199)

Update Log 

  • November 16, 2008: Updated by Rick Mattioni: Bridge location updated.
  • February 27, 2008: Updated by Robert Elder: Edited "Design"
  • February 12, 2008: New photos from Robert Elder

Sources 

  • Robert Elder - bass-tbn [at] ku [dot] edu
  • Rick Mattioni - rickmattioni [at] aol [dot] com