Cottonwood River Pratt Truss Bridge - Cedar Point, Kansas
Posted by: 
BruceS
N 38° 15.595 W 096° 50.044
14S E 689500 N 4236872
Truss bridge located west of Cedar Point, Kansas.
Waymark Code: WMBCDE
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 05/04/2011
Views: 7
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.
Date Built: 01/01/1916
Length of Span:
142 feet
www:
http://www.kshs.org/resource/national_register/nominationsNRDB/Chase_CottonwoodRiverPrattTrussBridgeNR.pdf
Parking Coordinates:: Not Listed
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Visit Instructions:
Log your find with a picture of the bridge with yourself or your GPS in the foreground. This shot does not have to be taken "on" the bridge. The shot should show the "truss" structure of the bridge as well.