Branch of South Wea Creek Bridge

Photos

Photo taken by Ruth Reynolds in August 2008

BH Photo #122869

Overview: Lost Baltimore pony truss bridge over a branch of South Wea Creek on Oak Grove Rd., 2.6 mi. S and 6.0 mi. W of Louisburg.
Location: Miami County, Kansas
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built ca. 1910
Design: Baltimore pony truss bridge
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 61.0 ft.
Deck width: 11.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.58511, -94.78745 (decimal degrees)
38°35'06" N, 94°47'15" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/344316/4272251 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Paola East
Land survey: T. 17 S., R. 24 E., Sec. 7
Average daily traffic (as of 2011): 61
Inventory numbers: KS 000611095004947 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 18115 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of June 2014): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 16 (out of 100)
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June 19, 2015: Updated by Royce and Bobette Haley: Design
January 25, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Adjusted GPS Coordinates
July 24, 2009: Updated by Robert Elder: Edited Overview, Design description, and Categories. This is a Baltimore pony truss.
November 16, 2008: Updated by Rick Mattioni: Bridge location upated.
September 2, 2008: New photos from Ruth Reynolds

Branch of South Wea Creek Bridge

Posted May 3, 2016, by Nathan Holth (nathan [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

Apparently now you don't see a Baltimore Pony EVER.

Branch of South Wea Creek Bridge

Posted May 3, 2016, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

That slab is as ugly as they come!

Branch of South Wea Creek Bridge

Posted May 3, 2016, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Well, shucks...you don't see a Baltimore Pony every day...

Branch of South Wea Creek Bridge

Posted May 3, 2016, by M Landes (matt [dot] landes [at] p-e2 [dot] com)

This bridge was replaced in 2015 with a 2-span precast concrete culvert.