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197th St. Vassar Bridge East
Description
Steel stringer, very large stone abutments, solid but abandoned by road and possibly the construction of Lake Pomona in early to mid-60's. Nearly identical to steel stringer to the west, also listed on this county page. Still used by locals to cross creek, but approaches severely damaged.Facts
- Overview
- Abandoned steel stringer bridge over Branch 110 Mile Creek Bridge on 197th St.
- Location
- Vassar, Osage County, Kansas
- Status
- Derelict/abandoned, some local hunters, fishers, adventurers, still cross this bridge
- History
- Bridge possibly abandoned around time Pomona State Park opened, early-mid 1960's
- Design
- Steel stringer, very large stone abutments
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 35.0 ft.
Total length: 800.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +38.70959, -95.58230 (decimal degrees)
38°42'35" N, 95°34'56" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/275466/4287716 (zone/easting/northing)
- Inventory number
- BH 82020 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Sources
- Nick Schmiedeler - nick [at] nickschmiedeler [dot] com
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