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Facts

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Crooked Creek on Thomas Road, 0.9 mi. south and 4.2 mi. east of Nortonville
Location: Jefferson County, Kansas
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built ca. 1910; rehabilitated 1999
Design: Pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 80.0 ft.
Total length: 84.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.40583, -95.25167 (decimal degrees)
39°24'21" N, 95°15'06" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/306133/4364232 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Nortonville
Inventory number: BH 17814 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2007): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 40.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004): 10

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Crooked Creek Bridge

Posted February 3, 2008, by Robert L. Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

I recently uploaded the wrong picture to this page. That picture has been moved to the appropriate bridge page. There are several pony truss bridges over Crooked Creek and its tributaries in the Nortonville, Kansas area.