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Ash Creek Bridge

Washington County, Kansas

Photo 

Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in November 2017

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BH Photo #410391

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Facts 

Overview
Lost pony truss bridge over Ash Creek on a local road
Location
Washington County, Kansas
Status
Removed but not replaced
History
Built ca. 1910
Design
Pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 44.9 ft.
Total length: 76.1 ft.
Deck width: 14.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.78699, -97.04727   (decimal degrees)
39°47'13" N, 97°02'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/667206/4405939 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Washington
Inventory numbers
KS 001010851103288 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 41205 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built during 1910s (10,014)
Kansas (3,271)
Lost (29,079)
Lost during 1990s (4,158)
Pony truss (17,081)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,274)
Structurally deficient (12,821)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,854)
Truss (35,956)
Washington County, Kansas (57)

Update Log 

  • November 8, 2017: New photo from Nick Schmiedeler

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Ash Creek Bridge
Posted November 8, 2017, by Nick Schmiedeler

This spot tough to get to, finally came across property owner that showed me spot where bridge was, and was removed, about 1990. Road cut off at highway decades ago.