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Marais des Cygnes River Bridge

Franklin County, Kansas
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This bridge is a six panel, riveted Warren through truss. Reportedly, there are plans to convert the abandoned railroad grade to a rail trail.

Photo taken by Robert Elder in June 2005

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Overview
Warren through truss bridge over Marais des Cygnes River on Abandoned Railroad Grade - formerly Missouri Pacific Railroad.
Location
Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas
Status
Open to pedestrians only
Future prospects
Currently being used by pedestrians on the Flint Hills Nature Trail
Design
Warren through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.61966, -95.29232   (decimal degrees)
38°37'11" N, 95°17'32" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/300433/4277063 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Ottawa South
Inventory number
BH 36267 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Franklin County, Kansas (26)
Kansas (2,280)
Marais des Cygnes River (28)
Open to Pedestrians (2,084)
Ottawa, Kansas (4)
Preserved (652)
 Rail-to-trail (495)
Railroad (4,081)
Through truss (9,211)
Truss (23,575)
Warren through truss (928)
Warren truss (3,961)

Update Log 

  • November 27, 2012: Updated by Robert Elder: Bridge is now open to pedestrians.
  • August 13, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
  • July 14, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Added City - bridge is roughly adjacent to the Ottawa city limits.
  • May 31, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Edited Categories and Future Prospects
  • February 11, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Adjusted GPS Coordinates.
  • February 14, 2008: Added by Robert Elder

Sources 

  • Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com

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