Valley Brook Creek Bridge

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Photo taken by Kevin Anderson

Overview: Stringer bridge over Valley Brook Creek, 1.0 mi. north and 3.1 mi. west of Michigan Valley
Location: Osage County, Kansas
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built ca. 1960
Design: Steel stringer
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 69.9 ft.
Total length: 184.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.69500, -95.58500 (decimal degrees)
38°41'42" N, 95°35'06" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/275185/4286103 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Vassar
Inventory numbers: KS 000701007804800 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 18335 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2011): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 64.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007): 100

Posted June 22, 2012, by Clark Vance (cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com)

Maybe i'm missing something in the photo. Why is this considered a pony truss rather than a simple beam?

Valley Brook Creek Bridge

Posted June 21, 2012, by Kevin Anderson (iamcreated [at] att [dot] net)

Photos from 2011