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Delaware River Bridge

Atchison County, Kansas

Photos 

This bridge consists of a six panel, riveted Pratt through truss with a concrete deck and a six panel, riveted Parker pony truss with a wooden deck. This picture was taken looking north towards Arrington, Kansas.

Photo taken by Robert Elder in 2004

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BH Photo #110941

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost through truss bridge over Delaware River on Arrington Road, 1.3 mi. south of Arrington
Location
Atchison County, Kansas
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built ca. 1930 by the Wayland Bridge Co.; replaced 2008
Builder
- Wayland Bridge Co.
Design
Pratt through truss with Parker pony truss approach span.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 120.0 ft.
Total length: 263.1 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.44345, -95.53227   (decimal degrees)
39°26'36" N, 95°31'56" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/282087/4369048 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Arrington
Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
61
Inventory numbers
KS 000000000030020 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 17363 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of June 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: 100 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Atchison County, Kansas (67)
Built during 1930s (12,171)
Delaware River (Kansas) (14)
Formerly NR-eligible (448)
Kansas (3,269)
Lost (28,561)
Lost 2008 (375)
Lost during 2000s (4,408)
Owned by county (21,616)
Pratt through truss (6,066)
 Pratt truss (10,314)
Replaced by new bridge (19,427)
Riveted (2,518)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,554)
Structurally deficient (12,877)
Through truss (16,834)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,513)
Truss (35,523)
Wayland Bridge Co. (2)
Wooden deck (6,163)

Update Log 

  • November 20, 2011: Updated by James Baughn: Bridge appears to be replaced
  • February 3, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Adjusted GPS Coordinates.
  • July 17, 2009: Updated by Robert Elder: Edited Builders, History, and Categories.
  • November 10, 2008: Updated by Robert Elder: Edited Categories.
  • July 15, 2008: Updated by Robert Elder: Updated categories
  • February 27, 2008: Updated by Robert Elder: Edited "Design"
  • February 3, 2008: New photos from Robert Elder

Sources 

  • Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
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Comments 

Delaware River Bridge
Posted September 14, 2009, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Based on the inspection of 12/2008, I am suspecting that this bridge has been replaced by a UCEB.