Blacksmith Creek Bridge

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Overview

Photo taken by James Baughn

BH Photo #103196

Overview: Pony arch bridge over Blacksmith Creek on SW 10th Street west of Topeka and just south of I-70
Location: Shawnee County, Kansas
Status: Open to two-lane traffic
History: Built 1930
Design: Concrete pony arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 100.0 ft.
Deck width: 21.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on March 10, 1983
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.05072, -95.84374 (decimal degrees)
39°03'03" N, 95°50'37" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/253910/4326254 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Silver Lake
Average daily traffic (as of 2014): 200
Inventory numbers: NRHP 83000441 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
KS 000890979504305 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 18522 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of February 2016): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 48 (out of 100)
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October 21, 2017: New photos from Ron Reber
October 19, 2016: Updated by Robert Elder: Added category "Marsh arch (standard)"
June 15, 2016: Updated by Nathan Holth: Add Marsh arch category.
March 9, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Added Street View link
January 21, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Adjuste GPS Coordinates.
December 8, 2009: Updated by Robert Elder: Added Marsh arch to categories.