Dry Creek-J Road Bridge

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Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in July 2017

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BH Photo #395824

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Overview: Pony truss bridge over Dry Creek, 6.0 mi. north of Scandia
Location: Republic County, Kansas
Status: Derelict/abandoned
History: Built ca. 1910
Design: Bedstead Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 29.8 ft.
Total length: 69.9 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.88569, -97.78521 (decimal degrees)
39°53'09" N, 97°47'07" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 14/603868/4415776 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Republic
Average daily traffic (as of 2004): 10
Inventory numbers: KS 000790771903160 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 18423 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of September 2008): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Imminent Failure (1 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Imminent Failure (1 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Imminent Failure (1 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 24.5 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Update Log

July 5, 2017: New photos from Nick Schmiedeler
February 17, 2011: Updated by Robert Elder: Incorporated new NBI data.

Sources

Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com
Nick Schmiedeler - nick [at] nickschmiedeler [dot] com

Comments

Dry Creek Bridge

Posted July 5, 2017, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Another great discovery - even in its rough condition. Thanks to Nick for doing the legwork again.

It appears that there are still a few of these ponies left in Republic County.