Rating:
11 votes

351st Road Bridge

Miami County, Kansas

Photos 

Photo taken by Ruth Reynolds in October 2008

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BH Photo #127359

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned Pratt through truss bridge over Marais Des Cygnes River on 351st Road
Location
Miami County, Kansas
Status
Abandoned
History
Built 1912
Builder
- Kansas City Bridge Co. of Kansas City, Missouri
Design
Three span, pin-connected Pratt through truss.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 149.9 ft.
Total length: 355.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.49070, -94.82958   (decimal degrees)
38°29'27" N, 94°49'46" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/340438/4261847 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Fontana
Inventory numbers
KS 000611089905080 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 37535 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (4,043)
Built 1912 (909)
Built during 1910s (10,288)
Kansas (3,294)
Kansas City Bridge Co. (144)
Marais des Cygnes River (34)
Miami County, Kansas (79)
Owned by county (22,056)
Pin-connected (5,511)
 Pratt through truss (6,455)
Pratt truss (10,915)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,618)
Structurally deficient (12,448)
Sufficiency rating zero (177)
Through truss (19,326)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,746)
Truss (38,718)

Update Log 

  • November 21, 2020: New photos from Nick Schmiedeler
  • May 17, 2015: New photos from Luke
  • August 14, 2012: Updated by Robert Elder: Corrected a couple typos.
  • January 20, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Adjusted GPS Coordinates.
  • January 18, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Edited Builders
  • December 3, 2009: Updated by Robert Elder: Added GPS Coordinates.
  • November 27, 2008: New photos from Ruth Reynolds
  • November 17, 2008: Updated by Ruth Reynolds
  • November 12, 2008: New photo from Ruth Reynolds
  • November 9, 2008: New photos from Ruth Reynolds
  • October 7, 2008: Added by Robert Elder

Sources 

  • Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Ruth Reynolds - ruthmusic [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Luke
  • Nick Schmiedeler - nick [at] nickschmiedeler [dot] com
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Comments 

351st Road Bridge
Posted November 21, 2020, by Nick Schmiedeler (nick [at] nickschmiedeler [dot] com)

1st visit today to this one, not sure how missed it in the past, with River down full concrete tower visible, really neat monolith, approached from public 351st Rd west side, east side approach getting stink-eye from neighbors who didn't wish to talk....bottom chords on furthest west span have amazingly been torched off most likely for someone's farm project or whatever, seen a lot of this - a shame, this bridge is very cool and straight

351st Road Bridge
Posted April 19, 2020, by Mike Hysom (mhysom1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

A view from below on the east side of the river, south side of the bridge. @advtravelproject

351st Road Bridge
Posted May 17, 2015, by Krista Lee (stbrigidofoz [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Still standing - taken 04/26/2015

351st Road Bridge
Posted December 3, 2009, by Todd (mrwalk08 [at] aol [dot] com)

I bet there was a lot of pesky mosquitoes around when the warm weather shots were taken. I got ate up when I took a hidden abandoned truss a few years back.

351st Road Bridge
Posted June 15, 2009, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

This is the same bridge as the Marais des Cygnes River Bridge BH 41061.