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Jordan Branch Bridge

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Photo taken by Ruth Reynolds in August 2008

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Overview
Pony truss bridge over Jordan Branch on Osawatomie Rd.
Location
Miami County, Kansas
Status
Open to traffic
Future prospects
Doomed
Design
Riveted, 4-panel Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 58.1 ft.
Total length: 61.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.45358, -94.93690   (decimal degrees)
38°27'13" N, 94°56'13" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/330990/4257920 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Osawatomie
Inventory numbers
KS 000611079005125 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 18107 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2011)
Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 100.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011)
41

Categories 

4-panel truss (215)
Doomed (799)
Kansas (2,280)
Miami County, Kansas (67)
Open (28,309)
Owned by county (16,488)
Pony truss (13,216)
Pratt pony truss (2,341)
Pratt truss (5,658)
Span length 50-75 feet (6,995)
Structurally deficient (16,678)
Total length 50-75 feet (6,896)
Truss (23,566)

Update Log 

  • February 10, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Made slight adjustment to GPS Coordinates.
  • January 19, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Edited Future Prospects - bridge is doomed.
  • November 16, 2008: Updated by Rick Mattioni: Bridge location and crossing updated.
  • September 2, 2008: New photos from Ruth Reynolds

Sources 

  • Ruth Reynolds - ruthmusic [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Rick Mattioni
  • Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com

Comments 

Jordan Branch Bridge
Posted January 19, 2010, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Bridge is scheduled for replacement via funds from President Obama's Stimulus Package.

http://www.republic-online.com/200903041738/news/miami-county-news/bridge-project-fits-stimulus-funding-criteria.html