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Overview

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Oblique view of south side

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View of north side from road

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Close-up of north side

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: +39.05082, -95.84408 (decimal degrees)
39°03'03" N, 95°50'39" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: NRHP 83000441 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 18522 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2005): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Not deficient
Sufficiency rating: 48.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 200