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Elm Creek Bridge

Lyon County, Kansas
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Overview
Abandoned through truss bridge over Elm Creek on County Road 330
Location
Lyon County, Kansas
Status
Derelict/abandoned
Design
Through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.63740, -95.99804   (decimal degrees)
38°38'15" N, 95°59'53" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/239047/4280804 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Miller
Inventory number
BH 53166 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (1,373)
Kansas (2,280)
Lyon County, Kansas (39)
Owned by county (16,492)
Through truss (9,210)
Truss (23,574)

Update Log 

  • August 14, 2012: Added by Robert Elder

Sources 

  • Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com
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Elm Creek Bridge
Posted November 14, 2012, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

I tried to visit this bridge last month. The road is now gated and is private. Although the gates were open, I did not enter as I did not have permission from the landowner.

Elm Creek Bridge
Posted August 14, 2012, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

My Abandoned Truss Detector is sounding the alarm again.

This bridge does not appear in the NBI nor in the KSHS listings.

From the aerial imagery, it appears to be a lightweight through truss, with probably 6 panels. It is most likely of the Pratt configuration, though a field check is needed to determine that. No portal details are visible in Google Earth.

This bridge should be relatively easy to access for a field check. I will be putting it on my list.