Irish Creek Bridge

Photo

Photo taken by Robert Elder in April 2009

BH Photo #136849

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Irish Creek, 3.0 mi. south and 1.5 mi. west of Vliets
Location: Marshall County, Kansas
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built ca. 1910; lost 2014
Design: Pin-connected Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 44.9 ft.
Total length: 80.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.66808, -96.36404 (decimal degrees)
39°40'05" N, 96°21'51" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 14/726105/4394240 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Vermillion
Inventory numbers: KS 000580923403460 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 18058 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2013): 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: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 26.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007): 10

Irish Creek Bridge

Posted August 17, 2016, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Those 10 (Likely less) cars a day going from nowhere to nowhere else will be well served!!!

Irish Creek Bridge

Posted August 17, 2016, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

I am glad that I at least had time for a quick stop. This one has been demolished and replaced by a new bridge on a new alignment.