Chapman Creek Pratt Truss Bridge Explained

Chapman Creek Pratt Truss Bridge
Nearest City:Chapman, Kansas
Coordinates:39.0086°N -97.0367°W
Built:1905
Architect:Canton Bridge Co.
Architecture:Pratt Truss
Added:May 9, 2003
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:03000375

The Chapman Creek Pratt Truss Bridge is a Pratt truss bridge located near Chapman, Kansas. The bridge spans Chapman Creek, a branch of the Smoky Hill River, and carries a dirt road called Quail Road. It was built in 1905 by the Canton Bridge Company. The bridge was one of 800 Pratt truss bridges in Kansas as of 1998 and is considered "an excellent example" of one of the most common bridge types in the state.[1]

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. According to its National Register nomination, it is also known as 21-HT-02 or as 08583.00436.6.

The National Bridge Inventory has classified the bridge as "structurally deficient".

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=03000375}} National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Chapman Creek Pratt Truss Bridge]. National Park Service. January 12, 2012.