The Wilson Pratt Truss Bridge is a

Pratt Truss A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units. The connected elements, typically straight, may be stressed from tension, compression, or ...

bridge over the Chapman creek near

Chapman, Kansas Chapman is a city in Dickinson County, Kansas, Dickinson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,377. History The first settlement was made at Chapman in 1868, and the ...

that was built in 1904. It was listed on the

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in 2009. It was built by the Canton Bridge Co. and is an excellent example of this type of bridge along with the nearby Chapman Creek Pratt Truss Bridge. The bridge spanning the creek is long. It has a wood deck. There are two additional approach spans on either side of the bridge for a total length of . Due to its location on a dirt road, it has been mostly left alone and does not carry much traffic. It is also denoted as 21-HT-1 and as KSHS Inventory # 041-0000-0169.

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* Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Kansas Bridges completed in 1904 Transportation in Dickinson County, Kansas National Register of Historic Places in Dickinson County, Kansas Pratt truss bridges in the United States 1904 establishments in Kansas Canton Bridge Company {{Kansas-bridge-struct-stub