Perry Bridge

Photos 

East portal

Photo taken by James Baughn

Request this photo

Map 

Street View 

Description 

Facts 

Overview

Through truss bridge over Delaware River on Bridge Street (Old US 24) just west of Perry

Location

Jefferson County, Kansas

Status

Closed in April 2013

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")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/292118/4327853 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Perry

Inventory numbers

NRHP 03000372 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
KS 000441027304267 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 17821 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 02/2011)

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: 32.0 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2009)

20

Categories 

Update Log 

• April 28, 2013: Updated by Tony Dillon: Closed to traffic
• April 28, 2013: Updated by Zach Elliott: Recent Inspections have forced KDOT to close this bridge http://www.jeffcountynews.com/2013/04/kdot-forces-county-to-shut-down-two-bridges/
• March 12, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Added Street View
• November 10, 2008: Updated by Robert Elder: Edited Categories.

Sources 

• Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Zach Elliott
• Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com

Comments