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Cragle Ford Bridge

Marshall County, Kansas, and Washington County, Kansas

Photos 

Cragle Ford Bridge

The Marysville Advocate: May 26 1988

BH Photo #457567

Map 

Description 

Original cost was $1,900 in 1906

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Little Blue River on Sunflower Road
Location
Marshall County, Kansas, and Washington County, Kansas
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built in 1906; Replaced 1988
Design
10-panel, pinned Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 150.0 ft.
Total length: 300.0 ft.
Also called
Sunflower Road-Little Blue River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.72585, -96.80491   (decimal degrees)
39°43'33" N, 96°48'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/688127/4399633 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 86904 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1906 (692)
Built during 1900s (7,989)
Kansas (3,294)
Lost (32,326)
Lost 1988 (200)
Lost during 1980s (1,660)
Marshall County, Kansas (108)
Owned by county (22,057)
Pin-connected (5,513)
 Pratt through truss (6,456)
Pratt truss (10,918)
Replaced by new bridge (22,031)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,618)
Through truss (19,330)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,746)
Truss (38,723)
Washington County, Kansas (57)
Wooden deck (6,278)

Update Log 

  • October 10, 2019: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
  • October 10, 2019: Added by Tony Dillon

Sources 

  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com

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