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UP - Deep Creek Bridge

Pottawatomie County, Kansas

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UP Deep Creek Bridge

Overview

Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2019

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BH Photo #463948

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Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Deep Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Pottawatomie County, Kansas
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1905, East Approach Added 1936
Builders
- American Bridge Co. of New York (main spans)
- Paxton-Vierling Steel Co./Works of Omaha, Nebraska (approach)
Railroad
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 50.0 ft.
Total length: 145.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.21720, -96.12611   (decimal degrees)
39°13'02" N, 96°07'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/748113/4344816 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 87672 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,763)
Beam (17,368)
Built 1905 (833)
Built during 1900s (7,936)
Deck girder (6,595)
Girder (11,636)
Kansas (3,290)
Open (41,421)
Owned by railroad (14,123)
 Paxton-Vierling Steel Co./Works (8)
Plate girder (9,149)
Pottawatomie County, Kansas (35)
Railroad (16,990)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,678)
Steel stringer (6,922)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,471)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,507)

Update Log 

  • January 5, 2020: New photos from John Marvig
  • January 4, 2020: Added by John Marvig

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