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Overview: Pony truss bridge over Big Blue River on US 77
Location: Marshall County, Kansas
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built ca. 1950
Design: Continuous pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 200.1 ft.
Total length: 726.8 ft.
Deck width: 25.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.68750, -96.63861 (decimal degrees)
39°41'15" N, 96°38'19" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 14/702493/4395739 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Blue Rapids
Inventory number: BH 18026 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2007): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 21.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007): 2,630