The Cottonwood River Pratt Truss Bridge is a historic bridge which carries Main Street across the Cottonwood River in Cedar Point, Kansas, USA. The single-span Pratt truss bridge was built in 1916 by the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company. Locals proposed a bridge along a western extension of Main Street in 1914, but construction did not begin until late 1915 due to negotiations over its price; the county initially received no bids for the bridge after underestimating its cost, and it rejected every bid in the second round until the Missouri Valley Company dropped theirs to $8,750. The bridge is 142 feet (43 m) long, 17 feet (5.2 m) wide and is 32.5 feet (9.9 m) above the river. The Pratt truss design, with vertical and center-facing diagonal beams, was commonly used at the time due to its stability. The Cottonwood River bridge is one of roughly 800 examples of the type in Kansas.[2]
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| Location | Main Street, Cedar Point, Kansas |
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| Coordinates | 38°15′36″N 96°50′02″W / 38.26000°N 96.83389°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1916 |
| Built by | Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co. |
| Architectural style | Pratt Truss |
| MPS | Metal Truss Bridges in Kansas 1861--1939 MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 03000376[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 9, 2003 |
The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 9, 2003.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ Davis, Kerry; Rosin, Elizabeth (August 5, 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Cottonwood River Pratt Truss Bridge" (PDF). Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved April 2, 2022.