Historic Bridges of the U.S.

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East portal

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Driving across westbound

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West portal

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Behind a portal

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Upper chord joint

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Lower chord joint

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Underneath

Map

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Facts

Overview: Through truss bridge over Delaware River on Bridge Street (Old US 24) just west of Perry in Perry
Location: Jefferson County, Kansas
Status: Open to two-lane traffic
History: Built 1926 by the Midland Bridge Co.
Builder: - Midland Bridge Co. of Kansas City, Missouri
Design: Riveted, 11-panel Parker through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 220.1 ft.
Total length: 224.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on May 9, 2003
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.07505, -95.40310 (decimal degrees)
39°04'30" N, 95°24'11" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: NRHP 03000372 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 17821 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
Average daily traffic (as of 2000): 20

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Perry Bridge

Posted August 3, 2007, by Dylan Edwards (kswx29 [at] cox [dot] net)

Here are some pictures i have taken of this bridge. Even tho you can get into Perry using US-24 i always go down this street so i can pass over this bridge. I love older bridges.