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Southeast Stone Arch Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.853333,-96.188333

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Carries E. Flint Hills Drive over Branch of Lake Wabaunsee
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Three span stone arch
Total Length: 29.8 Feet
Span Length: 6.9 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over a branch of Lake Wabaunsee on E. Flint Hills Drive
History: Built 1937-1938 with funding from the WPA
Built: 1937

Location: Wabaunsee County

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405695

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Photo taken by Ron Reber in October 2017

405696

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405697

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405698

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East Stone Arch Bridge

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 38.861667,-96.180000

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Carries E. Flint Hills Drive over Branch of Lake Wabaunsee
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Three span stone arch
Total Length: 29.8 Feet
Span Length: 6.9 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over a branch of Lake Wabaunsee on E. Flint Hills Drive
History: Built 1937-1938 with funding from the WPA, listed on NRHP 2009
Built: 1937

Location: Wabaunsee County

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Branch Wakarusa River Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 38.868333,-96.001667

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Carries Local Road 83 over Branch Wakarusa River
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 49.9 Feet
Span Length: 48.9 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over a branch of Wakarusa River, 5.0 mi. east and 0.9 mi. north of Eskridge
History: Built ca. 1910; replaced 2010
Built: ca. 1910

Location: Wabaunsee County

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Branch West Branch Mill Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.944917,-96.455346

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Carries Bunnytrail Road (Local Road 31) over Trib West Branch Mill Creek
Design: truss/pony/queenpost
Design Details: 3-panel, pinned Queenpost pony truss (Likely wrought iron)
Total Length: 40.0 Feet
Span Length: 39.0 Feet

Overview: Queenpost pony truss bridge over Trib West Branch Mill Creek, 2.7 mi. west of Volland
History:
Built: ca. 1880

Location: Wabaunsee County

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398834

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398835

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398836

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398837

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398838

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398839

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398840

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398841

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398842

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398843

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398844

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Elm Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 38.790162,-96.131324

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Carries Local Road 107 (Hungry Hollow Rd) over Elm Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 44.9 Feet
Span Length: 44.0 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Elm Creek, 1.0 mi. west and 4.5 mi. south of Eskridge
History:
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Location: Wabaunsee County

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416960

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Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in January 2018

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Hendricks Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.029056,-96.280619

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Carries Fairfield Road over Hendricks Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 89.9 Feet
Span Length: 88.9 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Hendricks Creek on Fairfield Road, 0.7 mi. north and 0.2 mi. east of Alma
History:
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Location: Wabaunsee County

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111986

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Six panel, pin connected, Pratt through truss.

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375286

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375285

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375284

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398845

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Photo taken by Kevin Skow in July 2017

398846

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398847

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Illinois Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.884344,-96.378574

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Carries Little Egypt Rd (Local Road 67) over Tributary of Illinois Creek
Design: truss/pony/queenpost
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 49.9 Feet
Span Length: 48.9 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Illinois Creek, 1.0 mi. north and 5.6 mi. east of Alta Vista
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Location: Wabaunsee County

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438181

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438182

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438183

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Keene Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.009447,-96.020544

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Carries Keene Road (RS 1071) over Branch of Dry Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 24.9 Feet
Span Length: 24.9 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over a branch of Dry Creek on Keene Road (RS 1071), 1.0 mi. east and 3.7 mi. north of Keene
History: Built ca. 1940
Built: ca. 1940

Location: Wabaunsee County

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438184

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438185

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438186

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Vera Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 39.071667,-96.095000

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Carries RS 1440 over Mill Creek
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 253.0 Feet
Span Length: 120.1 Feet

Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Mill Creek on RS 1440
History: Built 1935; replaced 2000
Built: 1935

Location: Wabaunsee County

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490595

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Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in February 2021

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Mill Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.050464,-96.215011

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Carries Kuenzli Creek Road over Mill Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 149.9 Feet
Span Length: 87.9 Feet

Overview: Two-span pony truss bridge over Mill Creek on Kuenzli Creek Road, 1.5 mi. east and 0.5 mi. south of McFarland
History: Built ca. 1935
Built: ca. 1935

Location: Wabaunsee County

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379911

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379910

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379909

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This one is a goner, sadly.

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Mill Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.089505,-96.006336

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Carries Willard Road over Mill Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 203.0 Feet
Span Length: 120.0 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Mill Creek on Willard Road, 1.0 mi. east and 0.2 mi. north of Maple Hill
History: Built ca. 1935
Built: ca. 1935

Location: Wabaunsee County

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111794

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This bridge is a six panel, riveted Pratt through truss.

Photo taken by Robert Elder in February 2005

111795

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Mission Creek Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 38.949942,-95.965343

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Carries Minor Collector 116 over Mission Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Riveted, 4-panel Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 90.9 Feet
Span Length: 62.0 Feet

Overview: Bypassed pony truss bridge over Mission Creek, 7.0 mi. east and 6.5 mi. north of Eskridge
History: Built ca. 1920
Built: ca. 1920

Location: Wabaunsee County

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134587

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134588

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436179

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436180

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436181

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436182

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436183

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436184

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436185

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UP - Mill Creek Bridge (Maple Hill)

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.089131,-96.006173

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Carries Union Pacific Railroad over Mill Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 205.0 Feet
Span Length: 65.0 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Mill Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
History: Built 1923 using secondhand parts
Built: 1923

Location: Wabaunsee County

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This railroad bridge is located immediately south of BH 18637.

Photo taken by Robert Elder in February 2005

382592

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Maple Hill Rail Bridge

Missing Plate

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382591

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Maple Hill Rail Bridge

Missing Plate

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382590

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Maple Hill Rail Bridge

East Abutment

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382588

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Maple Hill Rail Bridge

Pier #1

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382589

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Maple Hill Rail Bridge

Overview

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382587

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Maple Hill Rail Bridge

Pier #2

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Maple Hill Rail Bridge

Pier #3

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Maple Hill Rail Bridge

Overview

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Maple Hill Rail Bridge

Overview

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Maple Hill Rail Bridge

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463860

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Maple Hill Rail Bridge

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463861

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Maple Hill Rail Bridge

Overview

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463862

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Maple Hill Rail Bridge

East pier

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Maple Hill Rail Bridge

East span (Span #4)

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Maple Hill Rail Bridge

Span #3

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463865

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Maple Hill Rail Bridge

Span #2

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463866

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Maple Hill Rail Bridge

Overview

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463867

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Maple Hill Rail Bridge

Middle pier

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463868

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Maple Hill Rail Bridge

West pier

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463869

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Maple Hill Rail Bridge

Overview

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463870

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Maple Hill Rail Bridge

East span

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463871

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Maple Hill Rail Bridge

Under bridge

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463872

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Maple Hill Rail Bridge

Missing plaque (north track, east span)

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463873

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Maple Hill Rail Bridge

Missing plaque

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463874

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Maple Hill Rail Bridge

Missing plaque (south track, east span)

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463875

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Maple Hill Rail Bridge

West span (Span #1)

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463876

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Maple Hill Rail Bridge

West abutment

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463877

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Maple Hill Rail Bridge

Overview

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463878

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Maple Hill Rail Bridge

East abutment

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463879

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Maple Hill Rail Bridge

Looking west

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463880

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Maple Hill Rail Bridge

Girder details, south track, east span

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463881

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Maple Hill Rail Bridge

Girder details, north track, east span

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UP - Mill Creek Bridge (Paxico)

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.064260,-96.139460

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Carries Union Pacific Railroad over Mill Creek
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Warren through truss
Total Length: 315.0 Feet
Span Length: 120.0 Feet

Overview: Warren Through truss bridge over Mill Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
History: Built Ca. 1904 Elsewhere, Moved here 1923, Westbound Span Approach Rebuilt 1932
Built:

Location: Wabaunsee County

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382561

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Paxico Rail Bridge

East Approach, WB Span

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382560

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Paxico Rail Bridge

East Abutment, WB Span

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382559

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Paxico Rail Bridge

East Approach, EB Span

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382558

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Paxico Rail Bridge

Inscription, Date of construction, WB Span Approaches

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382557

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Paxico Rail Bridge

West Abutment, WB Span

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382556

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Paxico Rail Bridge

Looking East

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382555

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Paxico Rail Bridge

West Abutment, EB Span

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382553

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Paxico Rail Bridge

Lower Connection

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382554

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Paxico Rail Bridge

Overview

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382552

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Paxico Rail Bridge

Upper Connection

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382551

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Paxico Rail Bridge

Upper Angle Connection

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382550

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Paxico Rail Bridge

Overview

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382549

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Paxico Rail Bridge

East Pier

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382548

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Paxico Rail Bridge

West Approach, EB Span

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382547

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Paxico Rail Bridge

West Pier

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382546

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Paxico Rail Bridge

Overview

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382545

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Paxico Rail Bridge

West Approach Bent, EB Span

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382544

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Paxico Rail Bridge

Looking East

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382543

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Paxico Rail Bridge

West Pier, EB Span

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382542

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Paxico Rail Bridge

West Pier, WB Span

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382541

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Paxico Rail Bridge

West Approach Pier, WB Span

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382540

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Paxico Rail Bridge

West Approach, WB Span

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382539

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Paxico Rail Bridge

Looking East

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382538

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Paxico Rail Bridge

Looking East

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382537

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Paxico Rail Bridge

Looking East

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382536

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Paxico Rail Bridge

Portal Bracing

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382535

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Paxico Rail Bridge

Looking East. Two identical trusses...

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Rock Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 38.765556,-96.280833

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Carries 12.9-Dd.1 FAS 519 over Rock Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 65.9 Feet
Span Length: 65.9 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Rock Creek on 12.9-Dd.1 FAS 519, 6.2 mi. south and 9.1 mi. west of Eskridge
History: Built 1946; replaced 1994
Built: 1946

Location: Wabaunsee County

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Chicken Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 38.743889,-96.075278

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Carries Local road 110 over Chicken Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 29.9 Feet
Span Length: 28.9 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Chicken Creek on a local road, 6.0 mi. west and 2.7 mi. south of Harveyville
History: Replaced 1992
Built:

Location: Wabaunsee County

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452123

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Photo taken by Ron Reber in July 2019

452124

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452125

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Mill Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 39.068333,-96.040000

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Carries K-30 over Mill Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 224.1 Feet
Span Length: 80.1 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Mill Creek on K-30
History: Built 1944; replaced 1995
Built: 1944

Location: Wabaunsee County

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UP - Mill Creek Bridge #2

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.071952,-96.065777

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Carries Union Pacific Railroad over Mill Creek
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details: Stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Stringer bridge over Mill Creek on Southern Pacific Railroad
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Location: Wabaunsee County

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508104

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Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in September 2021

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Alta Vista Overpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.862351,-96.493935

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Carries over Rock Island Railroad
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details:
Total Length: 149.9 Feet
Span Length: 38.1 Feet

Overview: Wooden bridge over Rock Island Railroad on A Avenue at Alta Vista
History: Built ca. 1930
Built: ca. 1930

Location: Wabaunsee County

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184164

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Looking west

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184165

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View from northeast

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184166

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Looking east

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434263

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Still (mostly) in one piece, still open to traffic 2018

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434264

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434265

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434266

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Sea Street Bridge / Alta Vista Rock Island Bridge

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462967

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462968

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462969

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UP - Mill Creek Bridge (Alma)

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.004738,-96.294489

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Carries Union Pacific Railroad over Mill Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Mill Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
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Location: Wabaunsee County

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RI - Hendricks Creek Bridge

Status: Destroyed by flooding

Location: 39.033230,-96.268857

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Carries Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad over Hendricks Creek
Design: truss/deck
Design Details: Deck truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Deck truss bridge over Hendricks Creek on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
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Location: Wabaunsee County

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UP - Hendricks Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.033190,-96.268973

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Carries Union Pacific Railroad over Hendricks Creek
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Hendricks Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
History:
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Location: Wabaunsee County

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K-4 Mill Creek Tributary Bridge

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Location: 38.872367,-96.291895

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Carries K-4 Highway over Mill Creek Tributary
Design: culvert/stone
Design Details: Stone culvert
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Stone culvert bridge over Mill Creek Tributary on K-4 Highway
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Location: Wabaunsee County

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Tod Ranch Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.068396,-96.014204

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Carries Tod Ranch Road over Mill Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 140.0 Feet
Span Length: 140.0 Feet

Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Mill Creek on Tod Ranch Road
History: Built 1887 as a Railroad Bridge, Moved Here by Private Party 1950
Built: 1887

Location: Wabaunsee County

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Tod Ranch Bridge

Looking East

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382583

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Tod Ranch Bridge

Looking East

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382582

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Tod Ranch Bridge

Looking East

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382581

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Tod Ranch Bridge

Lower Connection

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382580

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Tod Ranch Bridge

Looking East

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382578

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Tod Ranch Bridge

Overview

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382579

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Tod Ranch Bridge

West Abutment

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Tod Ranch Bridge

Intact Plate

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Tod Ranch Bridge

Portal

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Tod Ranch Bridge

Inside Truss

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Tod Ranch Bridge

Vertical Post

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Tod Ranch Bridge

Plate

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Tod Ranch Bridge

Portal Bracing

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Tod Ranch Bridge

Looking East

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Tod Ranch Bridge

Looking East

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Tod Ranch Bridge

Overview

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Tod Ranch Bridge

Upper Angle Connection

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Tod Ranch Bridge

Upper Connection

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Tod Ranch Bridge

Lower Connection

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Tod Ranch Bridge

Overview

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Tod Ranch Bridge

Overview

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Tod Ranch Bridge

Looking East

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Tod Ranch Bridge

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Mill Creek Bridge

Status: Removed

Location: 39.070154,-96.019912

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Carries Road over Mill Creek
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Mill Creek on Road
History:
Built:

Location: Wabaunsee County

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ATSF - Alma Bridge

Status: Removed

Location: 39.010914,-96.280404

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Carries Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway over Mill Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 250.0 Feet
Span Length: 150.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mill Creek on Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
History: Built ca. 1890; Relocated 1914; Abandoned due to landslide elsewhere on line 1968; Removed ?
Built: 1914

Location: Wabaunsee County

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"Unused and perhaps unsafe, the trestle over Mill Creek near Alma, Kansas hasn't been used by railroad cars since a landslide south of the town in 1968. Local businessmen and historians hope to restore the track and train traffic as a tourist attraction" - 1972 Press Caption

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Willard Bridge

Status: Destroyed by flooding

Location: 39.098551,-95.946626

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Carries Rossville-Willard Boulevard over Kansas River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Parker through truss bridge over Kansas River on Rossville-Willard Boulevard
History: Built 1901-02; destroyed by flooding in 1903
Built: 1902

Location: Wabaunsee County

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Willard Bridge

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Coon Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.797161,-95.947508

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Carries Minor Col 96 over Coon Creek
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details: Stringer
Total Length: 25.9 Feet
Span Length: 24.9 Feet

Overview: Stringer bridge over Coon Creek on Minor Col 96
History: Built 1920
Built: 1920

Location: Wabaunsee County

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Hatch Creek Bridge

Status: Demolished

Location: 38.826078,-95.996458

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Carries Minor Col 87 over Hatch Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 51.5 Feet
Span Length: 24.9 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Hatch Creek on Minor Col 87
History: Built 1920; demolished 2019
Built: 1920

Location: Wabaunsee County

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Coon Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.840875,-95.958536

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Carries Rs 1466 Y-30.3 over Coon Creek
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 23.0 Feet
Span Length: 20.7 Feet

Overview: Slab bridge over Coon Creek on Rs 1466 Y-30.3
History: Built 1923
Built: 1923

Location: Wabaunsee County

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Batch Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.804442,-95.972094

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Carries Local Rd. 92 over Batch Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 34.5 Feet
Span Length: 34.1 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Batch Creek on Local Rd. 92
History: Built 1915; rehabilitated 1990
Built: 1915

Location: Wabaunsee County

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Trib Dragoon Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.870042,-96.073767

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Carries Local Rd. 75 over Trib Dragoon Creek
Design: culvert
Design Details: Culvert
Total Length: 21.0 Feet
Span Length: 9.8 Feet

Overview: Culvert bridge over Trib Dragoon Creek on Local Rd. 75
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930

Location: Wabaunsee County

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Trib Dragoon Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.855547,-96.064578

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Carries Minor Col 76 over Trib Dragoon Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 25.3 Feet
Span Length: 23.0 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Trib Dragoon Creek on Minor Col 76
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930

Location: Wabaunsee County

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S. Branch Wakarusa River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.869939,-96.005486

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Carries Local Rd. 82 over S. Branch Wakarusa River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 27.6 Feet
Span Length: 26.9 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over S. Branch Wakarusa River on Local Rd. 82
History: Built 1920
Built: 1920

Location: Wabaunsee County

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Dragoon Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.837411,-96.076167

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Carries Local Rd. 74 over Dragoon Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 24.9 Feet
Span Length: 24.0 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Dragoon Creek on Local Rd. 74
History: Built 1920; rehabilitated 1987
Built: 1920

Location: Wabaunsee County

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Kuenzli Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.000569,-96.205908

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Carries Local Rd. 39 over Kuenzlie Creek
Design: girder/pony/concrete
Design Details: Concrete through girder
Total Length: 43.0 Feet
Span Length: 42.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete pony/through girder bridge over Kuenzlie Creek on Local Rd. 39
History: Built 1915
Built: 1915

Location: Wabaunsee County

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Wells Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.161558,-96.222281

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Carries Local Rd. 5 over Wells Creek
Design: girder/pony/concrete
Design Details: Concrete through girder
Total Length: 33.1 Feet
Span Length: 32.2 Feet

Overview: Concrete pony/through girder bridge over Wells Creek on Local Rd. 5
History: Built 1920
Built: 1920

Location: Wabaunsee County

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Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S  - Dismantled and/or in storage. L -  Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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