Mill Street Bridge
Photos
The main span is a six panel, riveted, Pratt through truss. This photo was taken when the bridge was closed for deck rehabilitation. Unfortunately, there are few safe places to pull off when the road is open to traffic.
Photo taken by Robert Elder in October 2007
Facts
- Overview
- Through truss bridge over Marias Des Cygnes River on 347th Street, 1.3 mi. east of Osawatomie
- Location
- Osawatomie, Miami County, Kansas
- Status
- Closed to all traffic indefinitely.
- History
- Built ca. 1920
- Design
- Pratt through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 129.9 ft.
Total length: 269.9 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.2 ft.
- Also called
- Marais Des Cygnes River Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +38.49818, -94.92797 (decimal degrees)
38°29'53" N, 94°55'41" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/331873/4262852 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Osawatomie
- Inventory numbers
- KS 000000000610010 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 18124 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 05/2009)
- Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 11.5 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
- 552
Update Log
- October 11, 2011: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge is now closed to traffic.
- April 6, 2010: New photos from Joshua Collins
- March 10, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Reversed Name and Alternate Name - the bridge is most commonly referred to as the Mill Street Bridge
- February 11, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Adjusted GPS Coordinates.
- June 15, 2009: Updated by Robert Elder: Fixed typo in name. Added Alternate Name.
- February 27, 2008: Updated by Robert Elder: Edited "Design"
- February 16, 2008: New photos from Robert Elder
Sources
- Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com
- Joshua Collins - Bigjc1979 [at] aol [dot] com
- Nathan Holth
- News Article
Comments
Sounds good, Julie. I will keep this page updated. If the trusses can be re-used somewhere, so be it.
This bridge is an important link between Osawatomie and the rural parts of the county located east of the city. Unfortunately it is in very poor condition. From what I understand, officials are afraid that any repairs would just be a temporary solution.
I put in a call to the city manager suggesting that they need to also look at a cost for repair. Told them I had been there just to go bridgespotting on Robert's itinerary. And I ate lunch. So we will see.
I follow up on as many as possible you know. Keep the info coming.
Thanks Robert.
Another update on the future of this bridge: http://www.graphic-online.com/news/article_4fda9090-e800-5381-833a-db147c0bcae7.html
Looks like the commissioners want to remove the trusses and construct a new bridge on the original pylons.
Sounds like salt has at least in part led to the disrepair of this bridge.
The latest news on this bridge: http://www.kccommunitynews.com/osawatomie-graphic-news/30724441/detail.html
The county does not have the money to replace the bridge, so it will likely remain closed for now. The county has improved surrounding roads to improve traffic flow.
This bridge is commonly known as the Mill Street Bridge, although it is actually on Main Street. When the levees were constructed around Osawatomie, Mill Street was truncated and Main Street was routed through the levee system and across the bridge.
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