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Bluff Creek Bridge

Photo taken by Mike LeMasters in May 2012

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Bluff Creek, 1.3 mi. south and 5.7 mi. west of Caldwell
Location: Sumner County, Kansas
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built ca. 1920; replaced 2010
Design: Pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 304.1 ft.
Deck width: 20.3 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.01333, -97.71000 (decimal degrees)
37°00'48" N, 97°42'36" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 14/614761/4097129 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Doster
Inventory numbers: KS 000000000960740 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 18616 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2011): 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: 100.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2009): 82