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Overview: Lost concrete arch bridge over Arkansas River on Douglas Avenue in Wichita
Location: Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas
Status: No longer exists
History: Built 1908; replaced 1999
Design: Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 73.2 ft.
Total length: 438.0 ft.
Deck width: 40.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.68333, -97.34333 (decimal degrees)
37°40'60" N, 97°20'36" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 14/646079/4171972 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Wichita East
Inventory number: BH 18514 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2007): Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 79.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 15,500