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Ludy Creek Bridge

Lyon County, Kansas

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Photo taken by Ron Reber in September 2017

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BH Photo #401581

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Facts 

Overview
Concrete tee beam bridge over Ludy Creek on Rd 170 931.5-520
Location
Lyon County, Kansas
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1921
Design
Concrete tee beam
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 43.0 ft.
Total length: 47.9 ft.
Deck width: 19.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.40583, -96.28919   (decimal degrees)
38°24'21" N, 96°17'21" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/736704/4254324 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Plymouth
Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
50
Inventory numbers
KS 000560931505200 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 78326 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of March 2017)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 83.8 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Beam (17,110)
Built 1921 (605)
Built during 1920s (10,328)
Concrete tee beam (3,388)
Fence guardrail (255)
Kansas (3,276)
 Lyon County, Kansas (157)
Open (41,202)
Owned by county (21,720)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,355)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,617)

Update Log 

  • September 3, 2017: Added by Ron Reber

Sources 

  • Ron Reber
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Lindy Creek Bridge
Posted September 3, 2017, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

For a small tee beam, this one is quite interesting, especially due to its early construction date and the beautiful limestone abutments.