Rating:
3 votes

Randolph Bridge

Riley County, Kansas, and Pottawatomie County, Kansas

Photos 

Foggy morning at Tuttle Creek Lake, longest bridge in state of Kansas

Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in August 2018

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BH Photo #433265

Map 

Street Views 

Facts 

Overview
Stringer bridge over Big Blue River/Tuttle Creek Reservoir on K-16
Location
Riley County, Kansas, and Pottawatomie County, Kansas
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1962
Design
Stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 184.1 ft.
Total length: 5,350.0 ft. (1.0 mi.)
Deck width: 27.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.43292, -96.72384   (decimal degrees)
39°25'59" N, 96°43'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/695899/4367291 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Olsburg
Average daily traffic (as of 2017)
630
Inventory numbers
KDOT 0081-B0017 (Kansas Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 43919 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2018)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 77.7 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Beam (15,725)
Big Blue River (Kansas-Missouri) (21)
Built 1962 (218)
Built during 1960s (2,034)
County line crossing (533)
Have street view (26,957)
Kansas (3,192)
 Open (39,897)
Over a mile long (301)
Owned by state (16,000)
Pottawatomie County, Kansas (35)
Riley County, Kansas (23)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,989)
Total length over 2500 feet (916)

Update Log 

  • February 3, 2020: New photos from Nick Schmiedeler
  • August 18, 2018: New photos from Nick Schmiedeler
  • April 15, 2010: New Street View added by Robert Elder
  • January 20, 2010: Added by Robert Elder

Sources 

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

Randolph Bridge
Posted January 20, 2010, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

I would generally not add a bridge with a construction date of 1962 to this website. This bridge is noteworthy because of its length of over a mile long and its association with the construction of Tuttle Creek Reservoir, a project which is still a subject of controversy.