Branch Robidoux Creek Bridge
Facts
- Overview
- Pony truss bridge over a branch of Robidoux Creek, 2.7 mi. north and 2.5 mi. east of Beattie
- Location
- Marshall County, Kansas
- Status
- Open to traffic
- Builder
- - Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio (Likely Fabricator)
- Design
- Half-hip Pratt pony truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 35.1 ft.
Total length: 37.1 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +39.90278, -96.36889 (decimal degrees)
39°54'10" N, 96°22'08" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 14/724826/4420339 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Summerfield
- Land survey
- T. 2 S., R. 9 E., Sec. 1
- Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
- 10
- Inventory numbers
- KS 000580923003128 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 18046 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection report (as of July 2018)
- Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 25.5 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com
Sources
- Nick Schmiedeler - nick [at] nickschmiedeler [dot] com
Comments
Nick,
It's in that ballpark.
Regards,
Art S.
Tony,
It's of the style of WIBCo. which would put it from the 1870s through the 1890s. That said, most of the WIBCo. corner castings are not flat topped. I'm also curious about the 44.
Regards,
Art S.
Looks like we have a WIBCo. span here. Could even date into the 1870's...
Aaah thanks Art - would love it if they were that old
Nick,
Nice finds! This one and your first Wolf are by the same maker. The cast iron corner blocks are very distinct and suggest 1880ish to me.
Regards,
Art S.
The loopy section on 24th where bridge is located is nuts - huge drop in elevation around tight corner to this one driving north over creek - pretty solid, great stone abutments - this one seems pretty remote, another one just north even moreso, more "44" stamps....thoughts on what those refer to or age of bridge? 20's - 30's?
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Agreed Art... It's def in the style of a WIBCo built span from that time frame. Of course it is certainly possible that another fabricator mimicked some of those features.