Black Vermillion River Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by Robert Elder in April 2009

Enlarge

BH Photo #136850

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Through truss bridge over Black Vermillion River, 1.5 mi. east of Frankfort

Location

Marshall County, Kansas

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1908

Builder

- Canton Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio

Design

Seven panel, pin-connected Pratt through truss.

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 119.1 ft.
Total length: 191.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+39.69799, -96.38898   (decimal degrees)
39°41'53" N, 96°23'20" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

14/723869/4397496 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Frankfort

Land survey

T. 4 S., R. 9 E., Sec. 14

Elevation

1148 ft. above sea level

Average daily traffic (as of 2007)

10

Inventory numbers

KS 000580921003409 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 18028 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of September 2017)

Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 26.5 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Update Log 

• April 10, 2019: New photos from Nick Schmiedeler
• January 21, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Adjusted GPS Coordinates
• April 10, 2009: Updated by Robert Elder: Edited Categories.

Sources 

• Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Nick Schmiedeler - nick [at] nickschmiedeler [dot] com

Comments