Branch Spring Creek Bridge

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Fairly intact except for sinkholes on both ends - pretty spot just across tracks

Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in December 2016

BH Photo #374712

Overview: Pony truss bridge over a branch of Spring Creek, 1.5 mi. south and 1.0 mi. west of Home City
Location: Marshall County, Kansas
Status: Closed to all traffic
History: Built ca. 1910
Design: Pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 40.0 ft.
Total length: 42.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.81833, -96.53833 (decimal degrees)
39°49'06" N, 96°32'18" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 14/710694/4410493 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Home
Inventory numbers: KS 000580905003246 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 18047 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2007): Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 24.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004): 10

Branch Spring Creek Bridge

Posted December 29, 2016, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Nice Bedstead! I can't guess the builder, but it is very likely pre 1900 and wrought iron. The laced endposts are a nice touch.

Branch Spring Creek Bridge

Posted December 29, 2016, by Nick Schmiedeler

Hiked off Matador to the south up old abandoned road, headed north, just across RR tracks down hill - great survivor, still mostly intact