"Q" Bridge

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Overview: Pony truss bridge over West Fork Big Blue River on COLL 7673, 1.2 mi. north and 5 mi. east of Mc Cool Jct
Location: York County, Nebraska
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built ca. 1935; replaced 2013
Design: Pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 48.9 ft.
Total length: 145.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.76387, -97.49236 (decimal degrees)
40°45'50" N, 97°29'33" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 14/627248/4513638 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Utica SW
Inventory numbers: NE C009303505P (Nebraska bridge number)
BH 24801 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2014): Deck condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 99.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2012): 45

"Q" Bridge

Posted November 20, 2011, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Hard to tell for sure James.

Could be one...but if the 1935 date is correct then it is more likely a standard pony on caissons (or lally's for the rest of you!).

"Q" Bridge

Posted November 20, 2011, by James McCray (jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Need some confirmation here, but dudes, I think I found a Bedstead pony truss.