Spillman Creek Bridge

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Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in October 2016

BH Photo #367907

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Spillman Creek, 1.5 mi. south and 0.2 mi. east of Denmark
Location: Lincoln County, Kansas
Status: Intact but closed to all traffic
History: Built ca. 1910
Design: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 69.9 ft.
Total length: 100.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.06975, -98.26070 (decimal degrees)
39°04'11" N, 98°15'39" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 14/563954/4324776 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Vesper
Land survey: T. 11 S., R. 8 W., Sec. 30
Average daily traffic (as of 2002): 20
Inventory numbers: KS 000530721004283 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 17955 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of November 2012): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 24.4 (out of 100)
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Posted October 17, 2016, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Thanks for catching this one. I would say that the Kansas Default Date of 1910 is probably not too far off in this case.

Spillman Creek Bridge

Posted October 17, 2016, by Nick Schmiedeler

Very long and bumpy drive N off 18 hiway down farm roads, past some abandoned old homes to get to this little guy - worth a look.