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Legion Bridge

Wilson County, Kansas
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Photo taken by Rick Mattioni, March, 1988

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Overview
Lost rainbow arch bridge over Fall River on US 75
Location
Neodesha, Wilson County, Kansas
Status
No longer exists
History
Built 1928; replaced 2001
Design
Concrete through arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 120.1 ft.
Total length: 165.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 22.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.41750, -95.69383   (decimal degrees)
37°25'03" N, 95°41'38" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/261607/4144595 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Neodesha
Inventory numbers
KDOT 0103-B0003 (Kansas Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 18674 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/1999)
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: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 37.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1999)
3,850

Categories 

Arch (9,416)
Built 1928 (805)
Built during 1920s (7,031)
Functionally obsolete (7,035)
Have street view (9,880)
Kansas (2,280)
Lost (10,353)
Lost 2001 (394)
 Lost during 2000s (3,090)
Neodesha, Kansas (2)
Owned by state (9,803)
Rainbow arch (195)
Span length 100-125 feet (3,298)
Total length 125-175 feet (4,136)
US 75 (11)
Wilson County, Kansas (32)

Update Log 

  • February 24, 2011: New Street View added by Sheldon Wiens
  • February 10, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Adjusted GPS Coordinates for this lost bridge.
  • December 8, 2009: Updated by Robert Elder: Added Marsh arch to Categories
  • October 7, 2008: New photo from Rick Mattioni
  • July 23, 2008: Updated by Robert Elder: Updated Name, City, and Categories

Sources 

  • Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Rick Mattioni
  • Sheldon Wiens

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