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Juniata Bridge

Riley County, Kansas, and Pottawatomie County, Kansas

Photos 

Juniata Bridge

The Manhattan Mercury: March 31 1972

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BH Photo #457438

Map 

Description 

The wide end panels with collision struts are very unusual for a Whipple truss.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Big Blue River on Dyer Road
Location
Riley County, Kansas, and Pottawatomie County, Kansas
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built in 1889 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company; replaced in 1975
Builder
- Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Design
10-panel, pinned Whipple through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 240.0 ft.
Total length: 330.0 ft.
Also called
Juniata Crossings Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.23761, -96.57130   (decimal degrees)
39°14'15" N, 96°34'17" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/709612/4345956 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 86858 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,375)
Built 1889 (258)
Built during 1880s (2,170)
Kansas (3,269)
Lost (28,476)
Lost 1975 (93)
Lost during 1970s (946)
Owned by county (21,609)
Pottawatomie County, Kansas (35)
 Replaced by new bridge (19,367)
Riley County, Kansas (24)
Span length 175-250 feet (2,058)
Through truss (16,782)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,509)
Truss (35,458)
Whipple truss (465)
Wrought Iron Bridge Co. (442)

Update Log 

  • October 7, 2019: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added builder and truss type
  • October 7, 2019: Added by Melissa Brand-Welch

Sources 

  • Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com

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