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Dragoon Creek Bridge

Osage County, Kansas
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This abandoned bridge is located near the waterworks plant east of US 56 at the Dragoon Creek Bridge. The area south of the bridge is private property.

Photo taken by Robert Elder in March 2007

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Overview
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Dragoon Creek
Location
Osage County, Kansas
Status
Abandoned
History
Built 1899
Builder
- Kansas City Bridge Co. of Kansas City, Missouri
Design
Five panel, pin connected Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.71045, -95.83600   (decimal degrees)
38°42'38" N, 95°50'10" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/253406/4288463 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Osage City
Inventory number
BH 36329 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,822)
Abandoned (1,374)
Built 1899 (169)
Built during 1890s (1,556)
Kansas (2,280)
Kansas City Bridge Co. (106)
 Osage County, Kansas (30)
Pin-connected (1,521)
Pratt through truss (3,166)
Pratt truss (5,660)
Through truss (9,211)
Truss (23,575)

Update Log 

  • April 29, 2013: Updated by Tony Dillon: Fixed coordinates
  • February 3, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Adjusted GPS Coordinates.
  • January 18, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Edited Builders
  • July 30, 2008: Updated by Robert Elder: Updated Categories.
  • March 1, 2008: Updated by Robert Elder

Sources 

  • Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
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Dragoon Creek Bridge
Posted August 25, 2010, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

That is a great story! It really illustrates how a bridge can add character to a region.

Dragoon Creek Bridge
Posted August 24, 2010, by Anthony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Always love to hear the fascinating stories involving historic bridges. I share some of the same sentiments of my earlier lifetime as well. Maybe you could scan and post your drawing of this span for us to see.

Dragoon Creek Bridge
Posted August 23, 2010, by Tom Robb (hawkypuck [at] webtv [dot] net)

I loved this bridge. I remember Dad and Mom would make a special trip west of highway 75 just so I could go over this bridge as we made our way down to Burlington, Ks to visit my great-grandmother in the 1950's. This bridge was so special to me I did a 24 x 28 pen and ink drawing of it with the 1896 plate attached to the top of the bridge. I did this picture in the 1970's when it was still open to traffic. I lived in Wakarusa at the time. This bridge, among others, inspired me recently in the last 3 years to do now 13 bridges in pen and ink and ink and watercolor using a pointilism process. I now have bridges from Kansas, Oklahoma (where I live), Missouri, and Arkansas. And to think that thru truss, iron bridge on the Dragoon was my earliest inspiration. Along with standing on the Kansas Avenue Bridge at age 5 and feeling the rush of the '51 flood water about 2 feet under me. Thank you Bob Elder (and others too) who make it your goal to photograph all these wonderful bridges.