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Walnut Creek Bridge

Johnson County, Missouri

Photos 

Still shown on the county road map

Approach from the south

Photo taken by Clark Vance in August 2011

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BH Photo #234564

Map 

Description 

Pulled from creek to south bank and partially disassembled by landowner.

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned bedstead Pratt pony truss bridge over Walnut Creek on 951 st
Location
Johnson County, Missouri
Status
Abandoned
Design
Bedstead Pratt pony truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.83497, -93.56193   (decimal degrees)
38°50'06" N, 93°33'43" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/451228/4298613 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Knob Noster
Inventory number
BH 49827 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (3,650)
Bedstead Pratt pony truss (354)
Bedstead truss (532)
Johnson County, Missouri (57)
Missouri (6,306)
Owned privately (1,723)
Pony truss (16,186)
Pratt pony truss (3,638)
Pratt truss (9,300)
Truss (32,800)

Update Log 

  • July 5, 2012: New photos from Clark Vance
  • October 15, 2011: Added by Clark Vance

Sources 

  • Clark Vance - cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com
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Comments 

Walnut Creek Bridge
Posted September 21, 2015, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

My only thought would be that this was some sort of early bridge numbering system either used by the county, or possibly by the state if this was on one of their old routes.

Beyond that your guess is as good as mine Clark! :-)

Walnut Creek Bridge
Posted September 21, 2015, by Clark Vance (cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com)

I'm still looking for comments from anyone who has seen number plates like the ones on this bridge.