Jake's Branch Bridge

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Photo taken by Robert Elder

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Facts 

Overview

Through truss bridge over Middle Creek, 8.3 mi. south and 2.0 mi. west of Louisburg

Location

Miami County, Kansas

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1908

Builder

- Kansas City Bridge Co. of Kansas City, Missouri

Design

Pratt through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 80.0 ft.
Total length: 82.0 ft.
Deck width: 11.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.2 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+38.50097, -94.71389   (decimal degrees)
38°30'04" N, 94°42'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/350549/4262793 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Louisburg

Inventory numbers

KS 000611103005062 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 18128 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 11/2011)

Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 0.0 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2011)

20

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Update Log 

• February 10, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Adjusted GPS Coordinates.
• January 18, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Edited Builders
• February 27, 2008: Updated by Robert Elder: Edited "Design"
• February 26, 2008: Updated by Ruth Reynolds

Sources 

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

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