Rating:
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Wea Creek Bridge
Facts
- Overview
- Relocated bowstring truss bridge on the grounds of the Kansas State Historical Society in Topeka
- Location
- Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
- Status
- Open to pedestrians only
- History
- Built 1870 by the Buckeye Bridge Works; relocated 1988
- Builder
- - Buckeye Bridge Works of Cleveland, Ohio
- Design
- Bowstring pony truss
- Dimensions
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Total length: 69.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.0 ft.
- Recognition
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on May 9, 2003
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +39.05586, -95.77882 (decimal degrees)
39°03'21" N, 95°46'44" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/259546/4326650 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Silver Lake
- Land survey
- T. 11 S., R. 15 E., Sec. 32
- Inventory numbers
- NRHP 03000363 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 18559 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- June 14, 2019: Updated by Tony Dillon: Removed from the "Last of it's kind" category.
- January 10, 2017: Updated by Robert Elder: Added category "Last of its kind"
- April 30, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Added City
- March 17, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Added GPS Coordinates
- June 9, 2009: Updated by Robert Elder: Updated Categories - bridge is constructed of wrought iron.
- September 27, 2007: Posted new photos
Related Bridges
- South Wea Creek Bridge (Same project) - One span from an original three span bridge
- Miami County Bridge T530 (Same project) - One span from an original three span bridge
Sources
- Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com
- Nature Trail - Wea Creek Bridge- Kansas Historical Society - Kansas Historical Society
- Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
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Clark,
I tend to agree with Tony. There are other bowstrings made by other builders and other bridges still standing by this builder. There are no other bowstrings presently identified by this builder.
Most, if not all, trusses still standing are unique. Last of its kind is vague. While there is a political motivation to list 'Last of its Kind' to aid in preservation, we should be careful how we use the category. For example, the fink truss. If you thought the Zoarville Station Bridge http://bridgehunter.com/oh/tuscarawas/zoarville-station/ was the last Fink truss still standing, you'd be wrong. You'd need to narrow it to the last Fink through truss still standing to be correct (as far as I know).
We may want to add a 'unique characteristics' or equivalent section for each bridge.
Regards,
Art S