Big Hill Creek 3600 Rd. Bridge

Photos

Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in July 2017

BH Photo #398807

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Big Hill Creek on a local road, 1.0 mi. north and 0.5 mi. east of Liberty
Location: Montgomery County, Kansas
Status: Derelict/abandoned
History: Built ca. 1910
Design: Pinned Bedstead Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 50.9 ft.
Total length: 86.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.16598, -95.58575 (decimal degrees)
37°09'58" N, 95°35'09" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/270409/4116415 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Liberty
Inventory numbers: KS 000631009606900 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 41073 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/1991): Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 17.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1991): 20

July 30, 2017: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added truss type
July 30, 2017: New photos from Nick Schmiedeler
February 29, 2016: Updated by Robert Elder: Updated status - bridge still exists. Moved pin.

Big Hill Creek 3600 Rd. Bridge

Posted July 30, 2017, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Another great find! There have been some nice bedsteads surfacing lately.

Big Hill Creek Bridge

Posted July 30, 2017, by Nick Schmiedeler

Cool little bedstead on stilts, barely hanging on, very pretty spot, so many cool little bridges here around Liberty, KS