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Perry Bridge

Jefferson County, Kansas

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East portal

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Driving across westbound

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West portal

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Behind a portal

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Upper chord joint

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Lower chord joint

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Underneath

Map 

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Delaware River on Bridge Street (Old US 24) just west of Perry in Perry
Location
Jefferson County, Kansas
Status
Open to two-lane traffic
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")
Inventory numbers
NRHP 03000372 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 17821 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2004)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 47.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004)
20

Categories 

11-panel truss (15)
Built 1926 (303)
Built during 1920s (4,005)
Jefferson County, Kansas (24)
Kansas (1,443)
Midland Bridge Co. (8)
NR-listed (1,472)
Open (21,539)
Owned by state (6,496)
Parker truss (404)
Riveted (356)
Span length 175-250 feet (978)
Structurally deficient (10,771)
Through truss (5,175)
Total length 175-250 feet (1,761)
Truss (15,706)
US 24 (28)

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Perry Bridge
Posted August 3, 2007, by Dylan Edwards (kswx29 [at] cox [dot] net)

Here are some pictures i have taken of this bridge. Even tho you can get into Perry using US-24 i always go down this street so i can pass over this bridge. I love older bridges.

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