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Photo taken by Robert Elder in April 2009

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Facts 

Overview
Continuous pony truss bridge over Big Blue River on US 77
Location
Blue Rapids, Marshall County, Kansas
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built ca. 1950
Design
Continuous pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 200.1 ft.
Total length: 726.8 ft.
Deck width: 25.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.68750, -96.63861   (decimal degrees)
39°41'15" N, 96°38'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/702493/4395739 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Blue Rapids
Inventory number
BH 18026 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2007)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 21.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
2,630

Update Log 

  • April 10, 2009: New photo from Robert Elder
  • November 26, 2008: Updated by Robert Elder: Edited City and Overview.
  • July 14, 2008: Updated by Robert Elder: Updated categories
  • February 28, 2008: Updated by Robert Elder: Edited "Design Description"

Sources 

  • Robert Elder - bass-tbn [at] ku [dot] edu