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North Approach

Photo taken by David Backlin in July 2011

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Rock Creek on Pennsylvania Avenue in Independence
Location: Independence, Montgomery County, Kansas
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1911 by the Western Bridge Co.
Builder: - Western Bridge Co. of Harrisonville, Missouri
Design: Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions: Span length: 49.9 ft.
Total length: 49.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on July 2, 1985
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.21426, -95.70724 (decimal degrees)
37°12'51" N, 95°42'26" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/259773/4122074 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Independence
Inventory numbers: NRHP 85001437 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
KS 000630997206828 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 18187 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2011): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 49.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010): 375