Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.448611,-98.737778
Carries Local Road 187 over Cheyenne Bottoms Inlet
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 23.9 Feet
Span Length: 23.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Cheyenne Bottoms Inlet, 2.0 mi. east and 4.8 mi. south of Hoisington
History: Built 1991
Built: 1991
Location: Barton County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.478962,-98.756363
Carries Local Road 280 over Unnamed creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 22.0 Feet
Span Length: 7.9 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over an unnamed creek, 3.0 mi. north and 2.0 mi. east of Hitschmann
History: Built 1941
Built: 1941
Location: Barton County
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214899
Photo taken by Mike LeMasters in September 2011
214900
Photo taken by Mike LeMasters in September 2011
214901
Photo taken by Mike LeMasters in September 2011
214902
Photo taken by Mike LeMasters in September 2011
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 38.685000,-98.498333
Carries Local Road 301 over Blood Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 29.8 Feet
Span Length: 27.9 Feet
Overview: Lost concrete arch bridge over Blood Creek, 1.9 mi. east and 11.2 mi. north of Claflin
History: Built 1925; replaced 2009
Built: 1925
Location: Barton County
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Status: Abandoned
Location: 38.431694,-98.894750
Carries Local Road 106 over Walnut Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pinned Pratt through truss, likely wrought iron
Total Length: 115.1 Feet
Span Length: 113.8 Feet
Overview: Abandoned through truss bridge over Walnut Creek, 0.5 mi. north and 0.5 mi. west of Heizer
History: Built in 1887 by the P.E. Lane Bridge & Iron Works
Built: 1887
Location: Barton County
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222927
Plaque
See this photo in the Kansas Historic Resources Inventory.
Kansas Historical Society
222928
Barrel
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Kansas Historical Society
222929
Approach
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Kansas Historical Society
418275
Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in February 2018
418276
Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in February 2018
418277
Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in February 2018
418278
Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in February 2018
418279
Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in February 2018
418280
Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in February 2018
418281
Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in February 2018
418282
Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in February 2018
418283
Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in February 2018
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 38.357735,-98.709749
Carries Local Road 203 over Wet Walnut Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 111.8 Feet
Span Length: 68.9 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Wet Walnut Creek, 7.0 mi. west of Ellinwood
History: Built 1941
Built: 1941
Location: Barton County
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Status: Unknown status
Location: 38.385000,-98.810000
Carries Local road 149 over Dry Walnut Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 33.1 Feet
Span Length: 30.8 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Dry Walnut Creek on a local road, 1.2 mi. north and 2.5 mi. west of Us 281
History: Built ca. 1930
Built: ca. 1930
Location: Barton County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.365000,-98.717778
Carries US 56 over Walnut Creek Drainage
Design: slab
Design Details:
Total Length: 112.5 Feet
Span Length: 44.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete slab bridge over Walnut Creek Drainage on US 56
History: Built 1985
Built: 1985
Location: Barton County
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Status: No longer exists
Location: 38.351667,-98.764722
Carries US 281 over Arkansas River
Design: unknown
Design Details: Don't know
Total Length: 818.6 Feet
Span Length: 70.9 Feet
Overview: Lost bridge over Arkansas River on US 281 at Great Bend
History: Built 1910; replaced 1977
Built: 1910
Location: Barton County
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249427
Postcard
376541
Great Bend KS circa 1910
Old Postcard View
401129
Great Bend Circa 1911
Old Postcard View
417014
Published prior to 1923
Status: No longer exists
Location: 38.520000,-98.506667
Carries K156 Hwy over K4 Highway, Mopac Rr
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 296.9 Feet
Span Length: 64.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Slab bridge over K4 Highway, Mopac Rr on K156 Hwy
History: Built 1962; replaced 2001
Built: 1962
Location: Barton County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 38.352241,-98.765062
Carries Main Street over Arkansas River
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: (Countless)4-panel, pinned Pratt pony trusses
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Arkansas River on Main Street
History:
Built:
Location: Barton County
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480590
Great Bend Bridge (Old)
1912 view
Photo from old postcard
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 38.637743,-98.564228
Carries NE 190 Road over ditch
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Stone arch bridge over ditch on NE 190 Road
History: Built by WPA
Built: 1941
Location: Barton County
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486761
Hitschmann Double Arch Bridge
2008 view
Photo from Kansas Historical Society
Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.
