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: Bedstead 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, closed between 2000 and 2004
Design: Bedstead Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 40.0 ft.
Total length: 42.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.81869, -96.53934 (decimal degrees)
39°49'07" N, 96°32'22" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 14/710607/4410530 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Home
Land survey: T. 3 S., R. 8 E., Sec. 4
Average daily traffic (as of 2007): 10
Inventory numbers: KS 000580905003246 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 18047 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of June 2013): Sufficiency rating: 24.5 (out of 100)
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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