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North Cedar Creek Bridge

Jefferson County, Kansas

Photos 

Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in June 2019

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BH Photo #449944

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Description 

Satellite roaming saw this, was not totally sure it was a bridge until arrival on spot, just off the main road in a field, possibly moved from a different original spot, thing is solid, looks like still used on occassion

Facts 

Overview
Pratt pony truss bridge over North Cedar Creek
Location
Jefferson County, Kansas
Status
In use on a farm lane, possible old road alignment
Design
Pratt through truss with cruciform outriggers
Dimensions
Total length: 75.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.0 ft.
Also called
166th Rd. Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.34308, -95.56475   (decimal degrees)
39°20'35" N, 95°33'53" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/278975/4357987 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 8 S., R. 17 E., Sec. 19
Inventory number
BH 85584 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Cruciform Outriggers (22)
Jefferson County, Kansas (46)
Kansas (3,273)
Open to authorized vehicles (357)
Owned privately (1,949)
Pony truss (17,099)
 Pratt pony truss (3,991)
Pratt truss (10,427)
Preserved (1,231)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,871)
Truss (36,113)

Update Log 

  • June 17, 2019: New photos from Nick Schmiedeler

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Comments 

North Cedar Creek Bridge
Posted June 20, 2019, by Art S. (asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com)

Another bridge with cruciform outriggers and rolled verticals!

North Cedar Creek Bridge
Posted June 18, 2019, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

A very old and light pony truss! Looks like Farmer Brown has decked it for use in his field.

North Cedar Creek Bridge
Posted June 17, 2019, by Mike Daffron (daffmikron [at] gmail [dot] com)

Cool bridge, Nick! Pretty good size!!