1910 is the Kansas Default Date. Any bridge with an unknown date of construction seems to get listed as 1910. This issue generated a discussion with the Rocky Ford Bridge in Lyon County if I recall correctly.
Oops, I edited the wrong bridge...let me fix that...
Its not a bedstead, and it also must by simple logic date to before 1900 when WIBC was in operation (ca. 1910 is not correct).
The Drain Commission got to the only inclined endpost bedstead I've ever seen. http://historicbridges.org/bridges/browser/?bridgebrowser=mi...
I'm not seeing the vertical end posts I associate with a bedstead. It looks like the original abutment has been reinforced with piles driven to hold planks. I think the bridge probably has bearings behind the planking.
Another neat, abandoned pony deep, deep down an abandoned road. Scenic, long walk but worth catching up to this one today.
Wow, yet anothet WIBC product!
The crudely built substructure this span is now resting on suggests that it was likely relocated from another location.