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Big Hill Creek Bridge

Montgomery County, Kansas

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Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in July 2017

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BH Photo #398805

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Facts 

Overview
Lost pony truss bridge over Big Hill Creek on a local road, 1.0 mi. south and 0.5 mi. east of Liberty
Location
Montgomery County, Kansas
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Replaced 1992
Design
Pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 44.9 ft.
Total length: 78.1 ft.
Deck width: 13.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.13667, -95.58500   (decimal degrees)
37°08'12" N, 95°35'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/270387/4113161 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Liberty
Average daily traffic (as of 2010)
10
Inventory numbers
KS 000631009506940 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 41072 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2017)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 97 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Kansas (3,289)
Lost (31,780)
Lost 1992 (480)
Lost during 1990s (4,214)
Montgomery County, Kansas (62)
Pony truss (17,545)
 Replaced by new bridge (21,673)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,472)
Structurally deficient (12,519)
Total length 75-100 feet (7,069)
Truss (38,296)

Update Log 

  • July 30, 2017: New photos from Nick Schmiedeler

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Big Hill Creek Bridge
Posted July 30, 2017, by Nick Schmiedeler

Only reason I posted these photos is because thought there was a good chance they used the supports and original guts of old pony bridge that was removed