Carey's Ford Bridge

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Oblique view Photo taken by Robert L Elder

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Portal Photo taken by Robert L Elder

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Photo taken by Ruth Reynolds

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Photo taken by Ruth Reynolds in March 2007 Enlarge

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Photo taken by Ruth Reynolds in March 2007 Enlarge

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Photo taken by John Reynolds in October 2008 Enlarge

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Photo taken by John Reynolds in October 2008 Enlarge

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Carey's Ford Bridge Jan 2012 Photo taken by James Grooms in January 2012 Enlarge

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Carey's Ford Bridge Jan 2012 Photo taken by James Grooms in January 2012 Enlarge

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Carey's Ford Bridge Jan 2012 Photo taken by James Grooms in January 2012 Enlarge

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Map 

Facts 

Overview

Through truss bridge over Marais Des Cygnes River on 335th Street, southeast of Stanton

Location

Miami County, Kansas

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1909 by the Kansas City Bridge Co.; made obsolete by new bridge 2008, but remains open to traffic.

Builder

- Kansas City Bridge Co. of Kansas City, Missouri

Design

From west to east:
Riveted Warren pony truss
Pin-connected, 9-panel Parker through truss
Riveted Warren pony truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 159.1 ft.
Total length: 251.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.4 ft.

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on January 4, 1990

Approximate latitude, longitude

+38.52068, -95.03368   (decimal degrees)
38°31'14" N, 95°02'01" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/322709/4265547 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Rantoul

Inventory numbers

NRHP 89002179 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
KS 000611067705040 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 18119 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 08/2010)

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: 27.3 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2008)

26

Categories 

Update Log 

• January 16, 2012: New photos from James Grooms
• November 9, 2011: Updated by Robert Elder: Clarified history.
• January 25, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Adjusted GPS Coordinates
• June 21, 2009: Updated by Robert Elder: Edited Categories.
• October 6, 2008: New photos from Ruth Reynolds
• June 9, 2008: Updated by Max Johnson
• March 8, 2008: New photos from Ruth Reynolds
• October 23, 2006: Posted photos from Robert L Elder

Sources 

• Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Ruth Reynolds - ruthmusic [at] yahoo [dot] com
• James Grooms - Jayb2664 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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