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Humboldt Bridge (Old)

Allen County, Kansas

Photos 

Published prior to 1923

BH Photo #368648

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Neosho River on Bridge Street
Location
Humboldt, Allen County, Kansas
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1870; Replaced 1932
Builder
- Humboldt Bridge Co. of Humboldt, Kansas
Design
Bowstring through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.81108, -95.44770   (decimal degrees)
37°48'40" N, 95°26'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/284532/4187677 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Humboldt
Inventory number
BH 74201 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,450)
Allen County, Kansas (37)
Bowstring through truss (209)
Bowstring truss (423)
Built 1870 (119)
Built during 1870s (927)
Humboldt Bridge Co. (1)
Humboldt, Kansas (2)
Kansas (2,860)
 Lost (19,927)
Lost 1932 (39)
Lost during 1930s (418)
Neosho River (48)
Pin-connected (3,554)
Replaced by new bridge (13,199)
Through truss (13,232)
Truss (29,972)
Wooden deck (5,897)

Update Log 

  • May 15, 2018: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
  • October 26, 2016: Added by Dave King

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