Illinois Creek Bridge

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Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in November 2018

BH Photo #438181

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Illinois Creek, 1.0 mi. north and 5.6 mi. east of Alta Vista
Location: Wabaunsee County, Kansas
Status: Open to traffic
Design: Pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 48.9 ft.
Total length: 49.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.88434, -96.37857 (decimal degrees)
38°53'04" N, 96°22'43" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 14/727379/4307208 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Volland
Land survey: T. 13 S., R. 9 E., Sec. 26
Average daily traffic (as of 2013): 10
Inventory numbers: KS 000990921604540 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 18633 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2017): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 82.9 (out of 100)
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Posted November 10, 2018, by Nick Schmiedeler (nick [at] nickschmiedeler [dot] com)

Thanks for fixing pin

Illinois Creek Bridge

Posted November 10, 2018, by Clark Vance (cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com)

It looks like the 2014 rehab replaced the pony truss with a steel stringer.

Illinois Creek Bridge

Posted November 10, 2018, by Nick Schmiedeler (nick [at] nickschmiedeler [dot] com)

Crazy remote roads to this one, deck rehab at some point, great stone abutments, pin should be on road hump, just left of center.....pretty spot