Rating:
4 votes

Independence Bridge

Montgomery County, Kansas

Photos 

East Approach

Photo taken by David Backlin in July 2011

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BH Photo #203838

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Facts 

Overview
Bridge over S 20th St, MoPac RR on US 160 / 75 in Independence
Location
Independence, Montgomery County, Kansas
Status
Open to traffic above and below
History
Built 1940
Railroad
- Missouri Pacific Railroad (MP)
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 75.1 ft.
Total length: 735.9 ft.
Deck width: 44.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.22340, -95.72416   (decimal degrees)
37°13'24" N, 95°43'27" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/258300/4123132 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Independence
Average daily traffic (as of 2016)
9,590
Inventory numbers
KDOT 0063-B0008 (Kansas Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 47600 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of February 2017)
Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 56.6 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Beam (17,369)
Built 1940 (1,133)
Built during 1940s (4,289)
Functionally obsolete (5,589)
Have street view (30,403)
Independence, Kansas (11)
Kansas (3,290)
 Missouri Pacific Railroad (421)
Montgomery County, Kansas (62)
Open (41,427)
Owned by state (16,770)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,803)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,200)
US 75 (50)

Update Log 

  • July 9, 2011: New photos from David Backlin
  • January 9, 2011: Updated by David Backlin: Added NBI info
  • January 9, 2011: Added by Sheldon Wiens

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Independence Bridge
Posted November 13, 2011, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

I generally do not get too excited over a steel stringer, but this is a nice example of a Depression Era bridge. It may not rival the nearby Bowstring or Marsh arches, but I will give it a couple stars.