Photo 

Overview

Photo taken by Robert L Elder

Map 

Vicinity Map

Vicinity map

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Saline River on 5th Street north of Salina in Salina
Location
Saline County, Kansas
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1905
Design
Riveted, 7-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 129.9 ft.
Total length: 132.8 ft.
Deck width: 16.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.88282, -97.60959   (decimal degrees)
38°52'58" N, 97°36'35" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number
BH 18491 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2005)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 48.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
32

Categories 

7-panel truss (92)
Built 1905 (324)
Built during 1900s (2,328)
Functionally obsolete (5,033)
Kansas (1,443)
Open (21,539)
Owned by county (14,113)
Pratt truss (1,382)
Riveted (356)
Saline County, Kansas (26)
Span length 125-175 feet (1,981)
Through truss (5,175)
Total length 125-175 feet (2,613)
Truss (15,706)

Update Log 

  • October 11, 2006: Posted photo from Robert L Elder

Sources 

  • Robert Elder - bass-tbn [at] ku [dot] edu