Cottonwood River Pratt Truss Bridge - Cedar Point, Kansas - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The Cottonwood River Pratt Truss Bridge was built in 1916. The Pratt Truss design bridge was a common type of bridge built in Kansas for reasonably long spans such as this. It was built by the Missouri Valley Bridge Company. The Pratt Truss design was patented by 1844 and was commonly used because of its strength and relatively low cost.

Street address: Main St., 0.8 mi. W of int with 1st St. Cedar Point, Kansas County / Borough / Parish: Chase Year listed: 2003 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1900-1924 Historic function: Transportation Current function: Transportation Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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