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Photos taken by Robert L Elder

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Photo taken by Ruth Reynolds in March 2007

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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
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: +38.52148, -95.03296 (decimal degrees)
38°31'17" N, 95°01'59" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: NRHP 89002179 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 18119 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2005): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 26.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2002): 40

Update Log

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 - bass-tbn [at] ku [dot] edu
Ruth Reynolds - ruthmusic [at] yahoo [dot] com

Comments

Carey's Ford Bridge

Posted June 9, 2008, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

A modern concrete bridge has been constructed on Pressonville Road approximately 3/4 of a mile to the northeast. This new bridge effectively replaced the Carey's Ford Bridge. The Carey's Ford Bridge remains open to traffic however.