Creamery Bridge

Photos 

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Overview Photos submitted by Phil & Shayna Grieshaber

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Deck view Photos submitted by Phil & Shayna Grieshaber

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Historic marker Photos submitted by Phil & Shayna Grieshaber

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Oblique view from the northwest. The ruins of an earlier bridge are visible directly underneath the present bridge. Photo taken by Robert Elder in February 2004 Enlarge

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Looking upstream (west). Note the dam in the background. Photo taken by Robert Elder in February 2004 Enlarge

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Oblique view during the June 2005 Floods. Photo taken by Robert Elder in June 2005 Enlarge

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The main span. Photo taken by Robert Elder in June 2005 Enlarge

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Looking south. This photo was taken when the bridge was closed due to flooding and there was no danger of oncomming traffic. Photo taken by Robert Elder in June 2005. Enlarge

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Structural damage on the east side of the north arch. This photo was taken when the bridge was closed due to flooding and there was no danger of oncomming traffic. Photo taken by Robert Elder in June 2005 Enlarge

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Remains of older bridge under the north arch. Looking Northwest. Photo taken by Robert Elder in November 2011 Enlarge

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Three-span Marsh arch bridge over Marais Des Cygnes River on 8th Street at Osawatomie

Location

Osawatomie, Miami County, Kansas

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1930

Design

Marsh arch

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 140.0 ft.
Total length: 315.8 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 25.0 ft.

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on March 10, 1983

Also called

8th Street Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+38.50291, -94.95522   (decimal degrees)
38°30'10" N, 94°57'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/329508/4263427 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Paola West

Inventory numbers

NRHP 83000434 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
KS 000000000610290 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 18120 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 08/2010)

Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 27.4 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2008)

1,800

Categories 

Update Log 

• December 16, 2011: New photo from Robert Elder
• June 16, 2011: Updated by Robert Elder: Added Alternate name.
• October 14, 2009: Updated by Robert Elder: Fixed typo in Overview
• July 8, 2008: Updated by Robert Elder: Updated categories
• March 2, 2008: New photos from Robert Elder
• February 18, 2008: New photos from Robert Elder
• October 2, 2006: Posted photos from Phil & Shayna Grieshaber

Sources 

• Phil & Shayna Grieshaber
• Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com

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