Rose Creek Bridge
Facts
- Overview
- Bedstead pony truss bridge over Rose Creek, 0.5 mi. north and 6.0 mi. west of Munden
- Location
- Republic County, Kansas
- Status
- Closed
- Builder
- - Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
- Design
- Bedstead Pratt pony truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 29.8 ft.
Total length: 32.1 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +39.92160, -97.65171 (decimal degrees)
39°55'18" N, 97°39'06" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 14/615223/4419926 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Belleville NW
- Inventory numbers
- KS 000790787003105 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 18431 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 09/2014)
- Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 23.5 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2014)
- 10
Update Log
- July 23, 2017: Updated by Tony Dillon: Yup Robert... According to the NBI it's closed (Changed status)
- January 10, 2017: Updated by Robert Elder: Added categories "Wrought Iron", "Wrought Iron Bridge Co."
- March 4, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Adjusted GPS Coordinates
- July 30, 2008: Updated by Robert Elder: Updated Categories.
- July 14, 2008: Updated by Robert Elder: Edited categories
- February 28, 2008: Updated by Robert Elder: Edited "Overview" and "Design Description"
Sources
- Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com
- Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
Comments
I am afraid that this one might have been closed - or worse. You don't see a Bedstead Whipple Pony everyday...
Actually, I suspect that it was a regular Bedstead that had some extra verticals added. I need to revisit the bridge and document it properly.
I suspect that Gene is right about parts being added. It looks to me that the county "Whipplefied" this one by adding extra verticals. I need to revisit and reevaluate this one to make sure the verticals are not original. I have learned a lot about bridges since I visited this one.
I hope that Republic County continues to maintain these unique little Bedsteads - or at least allows them to be preserved someday.
I think there were parts added to this bridge. For what reason, remains a mystery.
I am not certain how to clasify this pin connected pony truss. This does appear to be a variation on the Bedstead design, similar to others in Republic County. Note that the diagonal members on this bridge appear to interesect three vertical members.
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Yes, I was noticing that the NBI had indicated that the bridge was closed. In this region, closure can either mean that the bridge is going to be replaced immediately, or that it's going to rust in peace until its eventual collapse. In some cases, it can also indicate that it will soon be transferred to a private owner who will then have to assume responsibility for it.