Rating:
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Cedar Creek Bridge

Photos 

This bridge appears to be a Warren truss, but the middle panel appears to be of a Pratt design.

Photo taken by Robert Elder in October 2008

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BH Photo #127075

Facts 

Overview
Lost pony truss bridge over Cedar Creek on W. 95th St. in De Soto
Location
De Soto, Johnson County, Kansas
Status
Lost
History
Built 1950
Design
Warren pony truss with 'X' center panel
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 89.9 ft.
Total length: 124.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.95531, -94.91629   (decimal degrees)
38°57'19" N, 94°54'59" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/333953/4313563 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
De Soto
Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
639
Inventory numbers
KS 000461079704441 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 17881 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2009)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 43.7 (out of 100)
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Update Log 

  • June 24, 2016: Updated by Robert Elder: Lost.
  • January 26, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Adjusted GPS Coordinates
  • November 16, 2008: Updated by Rick Mattioni: Bridge location updated.
  • November 3, 2008: New photos from Robert Elder

Sources 

  • Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Rick Mattioni

Comments 

Cedar Creek Bridge
Posted February 13, 2016, by Ben Prusia (benprusia [at] gmail [dot] com)

Bridge is gone. Drove by on K-10, new bridge in place.

Cedar Creek Bridge
Posted November 3, 2008, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

This is a peculiar pony truss. It appears to be a Warren Truss initially, but the middle panel is of a Pratt design.