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Buffalo Creek Bridge

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Note: The following information comes from the National Bridge Inventory and has not been verified.
Overview
Lost pony truss bridge over Buffalo Creek on 3.5-M.9 Local, 0.3 mi. east and 2.4 mi. north of Roper
Location
Wilson County, Kansas
Status
No longer exists
History
Built ca. 1920; replaced 2004
Design
Pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 89.9 ft.
Total length: 131.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.69667, -95.73000   (decimal degrees)
37°41'48" N, 95°43'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/259306/4175668 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Buffalo
Inventory numbers
KS 001030993906165 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 18668 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2006)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 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 2004)
30

Categories 

Built during 1920s (7,031)
Kansas (2,280)
Lost (10,353)
Lost 2004 (411)
Lost during 2000s (3,090)
Owned by county (16,482)
Pony truss (13,215)
Span length 75-100 feet (4,718)
Total length 125-175 feet (4,136)
Truss (23,559)
Wilson County, Kansas (32)
Wooden deck (5,397)