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Little Nemaha River Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by James McCray

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BH Photo #208213

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Lost pony truss bridge over Little Nemaha River on CR 12 (12th Road), 1.7 mi. east and .3 mi. south of Palmyra
Location
Otoe County, Nebraska
Status
Intact but closed to all traffic
History
Built 1905
Design
Pin-connected, 4-panel Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 103.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.69649, -96.34944   (decimal degrees)
40°41'47" N, 96°20'58" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/723947/4508444 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Unadilla
Average daily traffic (as of 2003)
10
Inventory number
BH 24363 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2017)
Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 99.9 (out of 100)
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Categories 

4-panel truss (393)
Built 1905 (844)
Built during 1900s (7,989)
Have street view (30,599)
Lost (32,326)
Lost 2012 (417)
Lost during 2010s (3,692)
Nebraska (1,753)
One-lane traffic (8,138)
Otoe County, Nebraska (60)
Owned by county (22,057)
Pin-connected (5,513)
Pony truss (17,634)
Pratt pony truss (4,160)
Pratt truss (10,918)
Replaced by new bridge (22,031)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,710)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,665)
Truss (38,723)
Wooden deck (6,278)

Update Log 

  • September 17, 2018: Updated by Tony Dillon: Bridge has been replaced

Sources 

  • James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com