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Looking north. Note that the south span is narrower than the other two spans.

Photo taken by Robert Elder in March 2002

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Neosho River, 1.2 mi. south and 0.4 mi. west of Erie
Location
Neosho County, Kansas
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1928
Design
Pratt through truss with polygonal Warren pony truss and Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 360.8 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.0 ft.
Inventory number
BH 18299 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2005)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 20.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004)
100

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Built 1928 (530)
Built during 1920s (4,127)
Kansas (1,452)
Neosho County, Kansas (26)
Neosho River (25)
Open (21,822)
Owned by county (14,294)
Pratt truss (1,567)
Span length 100-125 feet (2,299)
Structurally deficient (10,852)
Through truss (5,419)
Total length 250-500 feet (2,146)
Truss (16,067)

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Neosho River Bridge
Posted May 31, 2007, by Robert L. Elder (Bass-tbn [at] ku [dot] edu)

Here are some more pics of this bridge. Note that one of the pylons in constructed of limestone and the other is concrete. The north approach span, part of which is visible here is narrower than the two pony spans, as is the south span. Both photos were taken in January of 2005

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Neosho River Bridge
Posted May 13, 2007, by Robert L. Elder (Bass-tbn [at] ku [dot] edu)

This peculiar triple span bridge spans the Neosho River south of Erie, Kansas. The through truss at the south end of the bridge is a 5 panel pin connected Pratt through truss. The pony spans are riveted. Notice that the spans are of different widths. Pictures were taken in August of 2005.

I have better pics of this bridge that were taken when the Neosho River was not flooding and will try to find them.

Webmaster's note: The photos that were here have been incorporated into the main site.