Home > Kansas > Valley Falls vicinity > Half-Mound Bridge, Spanning Delaware River on Federal Aid Secondary R, Valley Falls, Jefferson County, KS
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Distant View Of Southeast Side
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Northeast Truss Opening
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Southwest Truss Opening And Southeast Side
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Detail Of Lattice Work On Southwest Opening
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Detail Of Lattice Work And Planking Looking Northeast From Southwest Opening
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Detail Of Cable Bridge Railing
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Detail Of Pin Connection
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Detail Of Lower Chord On Southeast Side
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Detail Of Floor Beam Connection
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Detail Of Floor Beam And Upright Connection
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Detail Of Floor Beam Supports
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Data Pages
Photo Caption Pages
Item Title
LocationSpanning Delaware River on Federal Aid Secondary R,
Valley Falls vicinity, KS
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1968.
Notes
Survey number HAER KS-1
Building/structure dates:
1875 initial construction
Building/structure dates:
1935 subsequent work
Significance: The Half Mound Bridge is a rare surviving example of a Baltimore truss.
Subjects
Moving Of StructuresTransportationBridge Construction
Related Names
General Construction Company
Alva, Robert, Historian
Priem, Gerald, Historian
Collection
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. DISTANT VIEW OF SOUTHEAST SIDE
2. NORTHEAST TRUSS OPENING
3. SOUTHWEST TRUSS OPENING AND SOUTHEAST SIDE
4. DETAIL OF LATTICE WORK ON SOUTHWEST OPENING
5. DETAIL OF LATTICE WORK AND PLANKING LOOKING NORTHEAST FROM SOUTHWEST OPENING
6. DETAIL OF CABLE BRIDGE RAILING
7. DETAIL OF PIN CONNECTION
8. DETAIL OF LOWER CHORD ON SOUTHEAST SIDE
9. DETAIL OF FLOOR BEAM CONNECTION
10. DETAIL OF FLOOR BEAM AND UPRIGHT CONNECTION
11. DETAIL OF FLOOR BEAM SUPPORTS
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