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Overview: Pony truss bridge over Plum Creek on Old Highway 57
Location: Lyon County, Kansas
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1935; rehabilitated 1966
Design: Riveted Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 69.9 ft.
Total length: 107.9 ft.
Deck width: 20.3 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.34749, -95.97705 (decimal degrees)
38°20'51" N, 95°58'37" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/239833/4248566 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Hartford
Inventory number: BH 18003 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2010): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 42.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010): 25

April 30, 2012: Updated by Robert Elder: Edited Design and Design description. This is a riveted Warren pony truss.

Plum Creek Bridge

Posted April 30, 2012, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

This bridge was extant as of October 2011. KSHS photographs can be viewed here: http://khri.kansasgis.org/index.cfm?in=111-471