Abandoned pony truss bridge over Birch Creek on Osage Railroad (abandoned) or Midland Valley Railroad (abandoned) near Barnsdall. This bridge is accessed from IRR FAS5757 where the old railroad grade runs along next to the road.
Posted February 18, 2009, by John Cross (jcross [at] fortsmithhome [dot] com)
can't edit again, but here are the coordinates for the abandon Birch Creek (Osage/Midland Valley) Railroad
Bridge.
N36.53718, W96.15561
Good job Anon, I shouldn't have missed a nameplate.
Abandoned Railroad Bridge over Birch Creek
Posted February 13, 2009, by Anonymous
I visited this bridge last weekend. It has a plaque stating that it was built in 1905 by the Pennsylvania Steel Co, Steelton, PA. I wonder if the other Midland Valley RR bridges are of similar vintage?
Here is a picture of the plaque