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Sand Creek Truss Leg Bridge

Status: In Larrick Park, currently unused.
Will be relocated to the city park in Lenora.

Location: 39.653333,-99.900000

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Carries Local Road OS-125 over Branch N. Fork Solomon R.
Design: truss/bedstead/pratt
Design Details: Four panel, pin connected Bedstead Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 64.0 Feet
Span Length: 63.0 Feet

Overview: Bedstead pony truss bridge over a branch of N. Fork Solomon R., 2.0 mi. north and 4.0 mi. west of Edmond
History: Built 1906; Replaced 2010, but moved to Larrick Park in Lenora.
Built: 1906

Location: Norton County

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North Fork Solomon River Bridge

Status: Relocated after 2006 to Prairie Dog Creek Golf Course for pedestrian use

Location: 39.608423,-100.030276

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Carries Road W7 over North Fork Solomon River
Design: truss/pony/lattice
Design Details: Lattice pony truss
Total Length: 40.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over North Fork Solomon River on Road W7, 1.5 mi. west of Lenora
History: Removed and relocated 2006.
Built: 1925

Location: Norton County

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North Fork Solomon River Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge 2015

Location: 39.614616,-99.927606

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Carries Rd W-2 (Local Road OS-115) over N. Fork Solomon River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 51.8 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over N. Fork Solomon River, 4.0 mi. east of Lenora
History: Built 1921
Built: 1921

Location: Norton County

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434821

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Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in August 2018

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North Fork Solomon River Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.635000,-99.780000

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Carries Local Road OS-186 over North Fork Solomon River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 136.1 Feet
Span Length: 71.8 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over North Fork Solomon River, 2.0 mi. east and 0.5 mi. north of Edmond
History: Built ca. 1920; rehabilitated 1958; replaced 2008
Built: ca. 1920

Location: Norton County

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Sappa Creek Bridge

Status: Closed to all traffic

Location: 39.979951,-100.131606

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Carries Local Road OS-26 over Sappa Creek
Design: truss/deck
Design Details: Deck truss
Total Length: 87.9 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet

Overview: Deck truss bridge over Sappa Creek, 1.5 mi. east and 17.0 mi. north of Clayton
History:
Built:

Location: Norton County

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Sappa Creek Bridge

Status: Closed to all traffic

Location: 39.987096,-100.098820

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Carries Local Road OS-36 over Sappa Creek
Design: truss/pony/lattice
Design Details: Lattice pony truss
Total Length: 40.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Sappa Creek, 10.0 mi. north and 11.3 mi. west of Norton
History: Built 1922
Built: 1922

Location: Norton County

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401118

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Taken for the NRHP

401119

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Taken for the NRHP

401120

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Taken for the NRHP

401121

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Taken for the NRHP

401122

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Taken for the NRHP

401123

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Taken for the NRHP

401124

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Taken for the NRHP

485206

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Sappa Creek Bridge

Photo taken by Larry Hornbaker on Nov 18, 2018

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Spring Branch Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.845876,-99.835086

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Carries Local Road OS-155 over Spring Branch
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 56.1 Feet
Span Length: 28.9 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Spring Branch, 0.5 mi. north and 2.8 mi. east of Norton
History: Built 1915
Built: 1915

Location: Norton County

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Almena - Road 1 Turntable Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.885822,-99.715059

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Carries Road 1 / Van Horn Rd. over S. Fork Prairie Dog Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Timber stringer, but not exactly....w/help of Robert Elder, pointed out what appear to be inverted subset plate girders are most likely re-purposed railroad turntable panels...just a freaky thing.
Total Length: 115.0 Feet
Span Length: 115.0 Feet

Overview: Timber stringer bridge over S. Fork Prairie Dog Creek on 1st Road / Van Horn Rd.
History: Built 1896 by the Lassig Bridge and Iron Works, Chicago Illinois
Built: 1896

Location: Norton County

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446474

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446475

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446476

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446477

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446478

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446479

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446480

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446481

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446482

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Sappa Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 39.987111,-100.080986

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Carries Road B over Sappa Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 36.1 Feet
Span Length: 35.1 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Sappa Creek on a local road, 10.0 mi. north and 10.3 mi. west of Norton
History: Built 1915; replaced 1994
Built: 1915

Location: Norton County

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Sappa Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 40.001668,-99.992623

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Carries Road A over Sappa Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 46.9 Feet
Span Length: 44.9 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Sappa Creek on Road A, 10.0 mi. north and 5.5 mi. west of Norton
History: Built ca. 1920; replaced 1996
Built: ca. 1920

Location: Norton County

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North Fork Solomon River Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 39.610267,-99.900906

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Carries Road BB over North Fork Solomon River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 41.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over North Fork Solomon River on a local road
History: Built 1919; replaced 1996
Built: 1919

Location: Norton County

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Walnut Creek Bridge

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 39.828018,-99.764398

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Carries Road M over Walnut Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 45.9 Feet
Span Length: 44.9 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Walnut Creek on Road M
History: Built 1921; rehabilitated 1949
Built: 1921

Location: Norton County

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Rock Island Railroad Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.838564,-99.868422

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Carries US 36 over Rock Island Railroad
Design: girder
Design Details: Steel girder
Total Length: 692.0 Feet
Span Length: 89.9 Feet

Overview: Lost girder bridge over Rock Island Railroad on US 36
History: Built 1937; replaced 2004
Built: 1937

Location: Norton County

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Prairie Dog Golf Course Lattice Truss Bridge

Status: Open to golf cart traffic

Location: 39.816369,-99.878755

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Carries a golf cart trail over a creek in Prairie Dog Golf Course
Design: truss/pony/lattice
Design Details: Lattice pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lattice pony truss bridge over a creek in Prairie Dog Golf Course on a golf cart trail
History:
Built:

Location: Norton County

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317656

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400798

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Overview

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400799

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Deck View

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400800

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Plaque

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400801

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Curved Endpost

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400802

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Cast Iron medallion and rivet.

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400803

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Middle

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400804

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Inverted Kingpost

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400805

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Curved Endpost

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400806

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Inverted Kingpost.

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South Fork Prairie Dog Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.831986,-99.720858

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Carries Rs 844 (Rd. E9) over South Fork Prairie Dog Creek
Design: culvert
Design Details: Four span steel/stone culvert
Total Length: 54.1 Feet
Span Length: 9.8 Feet

Overview: Culvert bridge over S. Fork Prairie Dog Creek on Rs 844 (Rd. E9)
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930

Location: Norton County

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South Fork Prairie Dog Creek Bridge

Status: Abandoned

Location: 39.833097,-99.719016

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Carries Former US 36 over South Fork Prairie Dog Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Bridge over South Fork Prairie Dog Creek on former US 36 alignment
History:
Built:

Location: Norton County

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Larrick Park Bridge

Status: In storage

Location: 39.615715,-99.999003

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Carries NA over NA
Design: truss/bedstead/pratt
Design Details: Bedstead Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Bedstead Pratt pony truss bridge stored in park
History: Built 1906, relocated to the park in 2010.
Built: 1906

Location: Norton County

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400807

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Overview

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400808

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Connection

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400809

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Brand

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400810

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Connection

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400811

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Brand

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400812

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Looking West

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400813

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Latticed Vertical

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400814

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Bottom Chord Connection

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400815

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Pinned Connection

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Calvert - Prairie Dog Creek Crossing Bridge

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 39.851836,-99.767256

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Carries Road E-6 over Prairie Dog Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 90.0 Feet
Span Length: 90.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Prairie Dog Creek on Road E-6
History:
Built:

Location: Norton County

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446483

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446484

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446485

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446486

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446487

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446488

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Taft Street Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.823481,-99.890092

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Carries Taft Street over Robinson Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 77.1 Feet
Span Length: 19.0 Feet

Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Robinson Creek on Taft Street
History: Built 1936
Built: 1936

Location: Norton County

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Prairie Dog Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.853212,-99.774707

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Carries Road K over Prairie Dog Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 101.1 Feet
Span Length: 43.0 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Prairie Dog Creek on Road K
History: Built 1919
Built: 1919

Location: Norton County

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Wildcat Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.838809,-99.769168

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Carries Old US 36 over Wildcat Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 34.1 Feet
Span Length: 29.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Wildcat Creek on Old US 36
History: Built 1927
Built: 1927

Location: Norton 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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