This bridge is also under siege by floodwaters:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=MHv2McL2_pc
The Little Walnut River, and the Whitewater River, are both tributaries to the Walnut River. These are beautiful rivers, but they are also prone to disastrous flooding.
This bridge has been closed to traffic. The Butler County Government did a very interesting write-up on their Facebook page about this bridge. I have high confidence that it's going to be preserved, whether or not it reopens to traffic someday. Butler County seems to do a very good job of retaining its historic bridges.
I believe the Butler County has five 1880s wrought iron bridges with one of them being on private property. The county also has a noteworthy collection of stone arch bridges and concrete through girder bridges.
The new map feature has been a great addition to this website. This has allowed me to make fine adjustments to the GPS Coordinates of many bridges.
I have added "wrought iron" to categories for this bridge considering the builders and the construction date of 1885. This seems appropriate unless proven otherwise.
This bridge is also known as the Bois d'arc Bridge. This bridge, in Butler County, Kansas carries Purity Springs Road over the Little Walnut River at the town of Bois d'arc. The main span is a 6 panel pin connected Pratt through truss. This bridge, which was built in 1885 by the Kansas City Bridge and Iron Company, is now on the National Register of Historic Places.
Webmaster's note: The photos that were here have been incorporated into the main site.
First photos in a while, can visit by approaching from south side roads only, still pretty solid, love the curly Q's in the lattice rail, have never seen before, both plaques intact, very low water here at moment, a gem