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Jake's Branch Bridge

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Photo taken by Robert Elder

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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

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

Comments 

Middle Creek Bridge
Posted February 11, 2007, by Robert L. Elder (Bass-tbn [at] ku [dot] edu)

This five panel, pin connected Pratt through truss is located on Spring Valley Road approximately 2.75 miles north and 1 mile east of New Lancaster, Kansas. Both photos were taken in October 2004

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