Delaware River Composite Truss Bridge

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Delaware River Composite Truss Bridge
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Nearest city Valley Falls, Kansas
Coordinates 39°21′03″N95°27′17″W / 39.35083°N 95.45472°W / 39.35083; -95.45472 Coordinates: 39°21′03″N95°27′17″W / 39.35083°N 95.45472°W / 39.35083; -95.45472
Arealess than one acre
Built1936
Architectural styleParker Truss
MPS Metal Truss Bridges in Kansas 1861--1939 MPS
NRHP reference # 03000371 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 9, 2003

The Delaware River Composite Truss Bridge is a composite Parker truss and Warren truss bridge in Valley Falls, Kansas. It was built in 1936. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. [1]

Warren truss type of engineering truss

A Warren truss or equilateral truss is a type of engineering truss.

Valley Falls, Kansas City in Kansas, United States

Valley Falls is a city in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,192.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

The central span is a riveted Parker through truss which is 152 feet (46 m) in length. That is flanked by two 103 feet (31 m) Warren pony truss spans. Each of the trusses has seven slopes forming its top chords. [2]

It brings Coal Creek Road across the Delaware River, 0.1 miles south of the road's intersection with 170th Rd., at the city limits of Valley Falls. [2]

Delaware River (Kansas) river in northeast Kansas, United States

The Delaware River is a 94-mile-long (151 km) river located in the northeastern part of the state of Kansas. The Delaware River basin drains 1,117 square miles (2,890 km2) from the outflow of the Perry Lake reservoir. The river has been classified as a Category 1 watershed by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, meaning that the watershed is in need of immediate restoration and protection. The river is one of the major tributaries of the Kansas River.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Kerry Davis; Elizabeth Rosin (August 5, 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Delaware River Composite Truss Bridge / 44-HT-03". National Park Service . Retrieved November 12, 2017. With 10 photos.