Coal Creek Bridge

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Photo taken by Ron Reber in August 2016

BH Photo #362809

Overview: Pony truss bridge over an unnamed creek, 6.0 mi. south of Emporia
Location: Lyon County, Kansas
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1933
Design: Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 62.0 ft.
Total length: 64.0 ft.
Deck width: 12.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.31802, -96.17386 (decimal degrees)
38°19'05" N, 96°10'26" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 14/747075/4244880 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Olpe
Land survey: T. 20 S., R. 11 E., Sec. 10 and 15
Average daily traffic (as of 2007): 20
Inventory numbers: KS 000560943905320 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 18009 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of March 2017): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 36.5 (out of 100)
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Coal Creek Bridge

Posted October 17, 2016, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Nice Find! The build date of 1933 is almost certainly a rehab date. The truss is probably ca. 1890-1905.