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Buffalo Creek Bridge

Jewell County, Kansas

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Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in November 2017

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BH Photo #410498

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Facts 

Overview
Bedstead pony truss bridge over Buffalo Creek, 0.5 mi. south and 1.0 mi. east of Randall
Location
Jewell County, Kansas
Status
Open to traffic
Design
4-panel, pinned Bedstead Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 68.9 ft.
Total length: 116.1 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.63258, -98.02509   (decimal degrees)
39°37'57" N, 98°01'30" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/583663/4387432 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Randall
Average daily traffic (as of 2015)
15
Inventory numbers
KS 000450747003505 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 17848 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of July 2017)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 20.1 (out of 100)
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Categories 

19th Century (6,820)
Bedstead Pratt pony truss (343)
Bedstead truss (519)
Built during 1890s (2,717)
Jewell County, Kansas (69)
Kansas (2,968)
One-lane traffic (7,535)
Open (38,342)
Owned by county (19,907)
 Pin-connected (3,675)
Pony truss (15,642)
Pratt pony truss (3,431)
Pratt truss (8,622)
Span length 50-75 feet (9,550)
Structurally deficient (16,422)
Total length 100-125 feet (4,961)
Truss (31,053)
Wooden deck (5,996)

Update Log 

  • November 11, 2017: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Pin-connected"
  • November 10, 2017: New photos from Nick Schmiedeler

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Buffalo Creek Bridge
Posted November 13, 2017, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

I see what you did there!

Buffalo Creek Bridge
Posted November 12, 2017, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Nice lightweight bedstead with laced endposts and the Legs STILL intact! Could possibly be wrought iron as it is rare to see a steel one without amputations.

Gem of a find! ...Oh, wait JEWELL of a find!! ;-)

Buffalo Creek Bridge
Posted November 12, 2017, by Mike Daffron (daffmikron [at] gmail [dot] com)

I agree with bedsteads! We had a crapload in Owen County, Indiana. Now there is only one. Go Nick!!

Buffalo Creek Bridge
Posted November 11, 2017, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Nick has confirmed it! We have a Bedstead truss! These little bridges have gained a lot of historical significance in recent decades due to attrition. As far as I am concerned, all remaining bedsteads are nationally significant.

Buffalo Creek Bridge
Posted November 10, 2017, by Nick Schmiedeler

Old original crumbling stone reinforcement wall/abutment underneath on one end.

Buffalo Creek Bridge
Posted November 10, 2017, by Nick Schmiedeler

Bedstead. Very nice. Seems particulatly tall vs. traditional bedsteads found in KS.

Buffalo Creek Bridge
Posted August 16, 2016, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

This looks like a possible Bedstead based on Google Imagery.