Photo 

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This eight panel, pin connected Pratt through truss spans Stranger Creek a short distance north of the Kansas Turnpike (I-70).

Photo taken by Robert Elder in November 2000

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Map 

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Stranger Creek on Metro Avenue, 5.0 mi. north and 0.7 mi. east of Linwood
Location
Leavenworth County, Kansas
Status
Open to traffic
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 138.1 ft.
Total length: 173.8 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 19.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.07194, -95.02558   (decimal degrees)
39°04'19" N, 95°01'32" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number
BH 17935 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2006)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 23.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2001)
37

Categories 

Kansas (1,448)
Leavenworth County, Kansas (11)
Open (21,663)
Owned by county (14,182)
Pin-connected (441)
Pratt truss (1,454)
Span length 125-175 feet (1,999)
Structurally deficient (10,809)
Through truss (5,275)
Total length 125-175 feet (2,637)
Truss (15,829)
Wooden deck (5,159)

Update Log 

  • July 15, 2008: Updated by Robert Elder: Updated categories
  • February 28, 2008: Updated by Robert Elder: Edited "Design"
  • February 4, 2008: New photo from Robert Elder

Sources 

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