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Cottonwood River Bridge

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This bridge consists of a seven panel riveted Pratt through truss and a four panel riveted pony truss.

Photo taken by Robert Elder in February 2008

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Overview
Through truss bridge over Cottonwood River, 2.1 mi. east and 0.6 mi. south of Florence
Location
Marion County, Kansas
Status
Open to traffic
Future prospects
Scheduled to be replaced and demolished. Doomed
History
Built 1915
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 125.9 ft.
Total length: 180.1 ft.
Deck width: 17.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.23582, -96.87707   (decimal degrees)
38°14'09" N, 96°52'37" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/685799/4234111 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Wonsevu
Inventory numbers
KS 000570871005426 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 18017 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2010)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 49.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
40

Update Log 

  • July 14, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Added to Cottonwood River (Kansas) category
  • March 9, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Added Street View link for this doomed bridge
  • January 26, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Adjusted GPS Coordinates.
  • January 25, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Bridge is doomed.
  • February 27, 2008: Updated by Robert Elder: Edited "Overview" and "Design"
  • February 3, 2008: New photos from Robert Elder

Sources 

  • Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com

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Cottonwood River Bridge
Posted January 25, 2010, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)