Photo 

Photo taken by Robert Elder in November 2006

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Map 

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Spillman Creek, 3.7 mi. west of Lincoln
Location
Lincoln County, Kansas
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1912
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 119.1 ft.
Total length: 158.1 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.2 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.04667, -98.22333   (decimal degrees)
39°02'48" N, 98°13'24" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/567209/4322242 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Lincoln
Inventory number
BH 17957 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2007)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 19.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2002)
45

Categories 

Built 1912 (358)
Built during 1910s (3,820)
Kansas (1,457)
Lincoln County, Kansas (35)
Open (21,908)
Owned by county (14,311)
Pratt truss (1,583)
Span length 100-125 feet (2,301)
Structurally deficient (10,992)
Through truss (5,433)
Total length 125-175 feet (2,711)
Truss (16,096)

Update Log 

  • July 29, 2008: New photo from Robert Elder
  • February 27, 2008: Updated by Robert Elder: Updated "Design"

Sources 

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

Comments 

Spillman Creek Bridge
Posted January 29, 2008, by Robert L. Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

This seven panel, pin connected Pratt through truss spans Spillman Creek south of K-18.

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