Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Barnes Waddell Truss

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Overview: Kingpost pony truss bridge
Location: Washington County, Kansas
Status: Closed to all traffic
Design: Kingpost pony truss
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.71243, -96.87334 (decimal degrees)
39°42'45" N, 96°52'24" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 14/682298/4398002 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Barnes
Inventory number: BH 36775 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

June 24, 2009: Updated by Robert Elder: Edited Name and Categories.
June 30, 2008: Added by Robert Elder

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Robert Elder - bass-tbn [at] ku [dot] edu

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Barnes Waddell Truss

Posted June 24, 2009, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

I originally considered this bridge to be a Kingpost truss. The additional diagonal members would indicate a Waddell truss. I have reclassified the bridge accordingly.

Barnes Kingpost Truss

Posted July 19, 2008, by Todd (hippiewalk_yahoo [dot] com)

Any GOLF COURSES out there interested??????

I just browzed through several pics of abandoned, closed, and "adoptable" bridges on this site. I truely think some of them could be reused as not only foot bridges. Yes lots of historic spans HAVE turned into elegantly restored foot bridges. Another use for a historic bridge could be the golf course. One or more old bridges could saved by converting them into passageways for golf carts. This idea could give life to many historic bridges as the ruthless UECB continues to "spoil" our countyside.