This is the only (so far) identified rivet-connected Whipple and post-1900 Whipple truss in the United States that I know of. The type is more common in Europe. It is one of the few surviving bridges by Waddell from the brief Waddell and Hedrick era. It is unusual to me that Waddell would designate a Whipple truss in this late period, as he was a proponent of simplicity in truss design.
Well, a Webmaster prediction has come true. Somebody has found a Whipple Truss at this location.
I believe that this is the first Whipple truss that I have ever seen that does not have any counters. It is also unusual as a post 1900 Whipple Truss.
Hard to describe that instant realization that I was dealing with something special as I rounded the bend. To add some icing to the cake, the bridge is extremely to access. A road from the north is very clearly publicly maintained; and literally dead ends at the field.