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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

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Looking upstream (west). Note the dam in the background.

Photo taken by Robert Elder in February 2004

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Oblique view during the June 2005 Floods.

Photo taken by Robert Elder in June 2005

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The main span.

Photo taken by Robert Elder in June 2005

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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.

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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

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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
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)
BH 18120 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2007)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 45.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
641

Update Log 

  • 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