Photos
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This bridge is an eight panel, pin connected, Parker through truss. The bridge is on a dead end road (Victory Road) from the south and may only be accessible in dry weather. Photo taken by Robert Elder in October 2002 |
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Photo taken by Ruth Reynolds in August 2008 |
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Photo taken by Ruth Reynolds in August 2008 |
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Photo taken by Ruth Reynolds in August 2008 |
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Overview, Looking West Photo taken by Joshua Collins in April 2010 |
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Southeastern Portal At the bottom front left corner of the bridge the abutment has collapsed out from underneath the bearing plate. (look at next photo for a close-up view) Photo taken by Joshua Collins in April 2010 |
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The Southwest Corner The abutment has collapsed under this corner of the bridge. Photo taken by Joshua Collins in April 2010 |
Map
- Google Maps
- Google Street View (if available)
- Yahoo! Maps
- Bing Maps
- MSR Maps
- OpenStreetMap
Facts
- Overview
- Parker through truss bridge over North Wea Creek on Victory Road
- Location
- Miami County, Kansas
- Status
- Closed to all traffic
- History
- Built 1905
- Builder
- - Kansas City Bridge Co. of Kansas City, Missouri
- Design
- Through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 133.8 ft.
Total length: 136.1 ft.
Deck width: 11.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.5 ft.
- Recognition
- Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +38.57038, -94.82449 (decimal degrees)
38°34'13" N, 94°49'28" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/341056/4270681 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Paola East
- Inventory number
- BH 18129 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection (as of 08/2007)
- Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 15.0 (out of 100)
Update Log
- April 5, 2010: New photos from Joshua Collins
- March 1, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Adjusted GPS Coordinates.
- January 18, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Edited Builders
- November 30, 2009: Updated by Robert Elder: Edited GPS Coordinates.
- September 2, 2008: New photos from Ruth Reynolds
- February 27, 2008: Updated by Robert Elder: Changed "Design" from "Through truss" to "Parker through truss"
- February 8, 2008: New photo from Robert Elder
Sources
- Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com
- Ruth Reynolds - ruthmusic [at] yahoo [dot] com
- Joshua Collins - Bigjc1979 [at] aol [dot] com
Comments
Melissa I have created a page for the bridge that you pointed out, it is BH 44780. Thank you for the info.
No, they are not the same bridges. I am glad that you have uploaded this photo though. Hopefully we can create a page for your bridge, which is a nice example of a Pratt truss.
After comparing the two photos, mine and yours, I see that they are not the same bridge, just very similar. The one in your photo has the cross bars at the toop where mine does not. Anyway, it's another bridge that is not listed on the website, but old and beautiful just the same.
I went looking for this bridge today. It sits on Private property over their driveway. I asked to take the photo, and the lady was very nice. Directions: K 68 hwy to Somerset. N. on somerset. Follow curve in road to right(east). Sits on Left side before road turns North again.
