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16th Street Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.834513,-98.470451

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Carries 16th Street over Wilson Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Wilson Creek on 16th Street, just north of Wilson
History:
Built:

Location: Ellsworth County

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109232

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Overview

Photos taken June 2007 by James Baughn

109233

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Deck view

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Branch Alum Creek Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 38.733333,-98.031667

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Carries Avenue J over Branch of Alum Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 24.9 Feet
Span Length: 24.9 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over a branch of Alum Creek
History: Built 1912; replaced 2003
Built: 1912

Location: Ellsworth County

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Clear Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.682030,-98.080562

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Carries Unnamed road over Clear Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 29.8 Feet
Span Length: 15.1 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Clear Creek, 2.0 mi. south and 4.0 mi. east of Kanopolis
History: Built 1916
Built: 1916

Location: Ellsworth County

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Mulberry Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.863333,-97.946667

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Carries 30th Road over Mulberry Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 50.8 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Mulberry Creek, 4.5 mi. east and 9.0 mi. north of Carneiro
History: Built ca. 1920
Built: ca. 1920

Location: Ellsworth County

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418262

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Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in February 2018

418263

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Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in February 2018

418264

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Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in February 2018

418265

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Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in February 2018

418266

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Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in February 2018

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Smoky Hill River Bridge

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 38.688477,-98.105341

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Carries Ave M over Smoky Hill River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 280.9 Feet
Span Length: 86.0 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Smoky Hill River on a local road, 1.5 mi. south and 2.7 mi. east of Kanopolis
History: Built 1901
Built: 1901

Location: Ellsworth County

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Wilson Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.822272,-98.462602

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Carries Union Pacific Railroad over Wilson Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Wooden trestle - timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Wilson Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
History:
Built:

Location: Ellsworth County

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Plum Creek Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 38.600000,-98.403333

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Carries K156 Hwy over Plum Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 138.1 Feet
Span Length: 24.9 Feet

Overview: Lost Concrete tee beam bridge over Plum Creek on K156 Hwy
History: Built 1943; replaced 2002
Built: 1943

Location: Ellsworth County

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Plum Creek Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 38.597539,-98.405457

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Carries K156 Hwy over Plum Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 138.1 Feet
Span Length: 24.9 Feet

Overview: Lost Concrete tee beam bridge over Plum Creek on K156 Hwy
History: Built 1943; replaced 2002
Built: 1943

Location: Ellsworth County

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Smoky Hill River Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 38.726824,-98.233743

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Carries over Smoky Hill River
Design: truss/through/bowstring
Design Details: Bowstring through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Smoky Hill River
History: Likely built at King's Topeka, KS facility in late 1873
Built: 1873

Location: Ellsworth County

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351269

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Photo uploaded by Art S

457533

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1908 Postmark

Photo uploaded by Art S.

511619

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1908 postmark

Digitally cleaned up. Source in link.

Photo digitally altered by Art S. in November 2021

511661

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Ellsworth Bridge

Ellsworth Reorte: February 27 1873

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Loss Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.711389,-98.358442

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Carries Local Rd. 314 over Loss Creek
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 29.9 Feet
Span Length: 28.2 Feet

Overview: Girder bridge over Loss Creek on Local Rd. 314
History: Built 1935
Built: 1935

Location: Ellsworth County

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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.

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