Coal Creek Bridge

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BH Photo #464800

This bridge was a memorial to Algy Doty who was killed in 1916 in the Argonne Forest during World War I

Overview: Lost Marsh arch bridge over Coal Creek
Location: Humboldt, Allen County, Kansas
Status: No longer exists
History: Built 1924; replaced 2001
Builders: - Fry Brothers Construction Co. (Contract)
- Marsh Engineering Co. of Des Moines, Iowa (Design)
Design: Marsh Arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 141.0 ft.
Total length: 143.0 ft.
Deck width: 19.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.0 ft.
Also called: Algy Doty Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.79572, -95.42871 (decimal degrees)
37°47'45" N, 95°25'43" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/286159/4185928 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Humboldt
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 945
Inventory numbers: KS 000000000010395 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 17322 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of March 2018): Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 93 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

May 19, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
January 11, 2020: New photos from Luke
April 10, 2019: Updated by Robert Elder: Added Alternate Name and Description.
May 1, 2013: Updated by Clark Vance: Added build date
December 9, 2009: Updated by Robert Elder: Edited Overview and Status Description.

Coal Creek Bridge

Posted December 9, 2009, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

I am willing to bet that the ca. 1950 construction date is wrong. The newest Marsh arch that I know of in Kansas was built in 1934.