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Enterprise Bridge

Dickinson County, Kansas
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Photos 

West Side Looking East-Southeast

HAER photos taken July 1985 by Larry Katsbulas

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

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Facts 

Overview
Lost through truss bridge over Smoky Hill River on K-43 at Enterprise
Location
Dickinson County, Kansas
Status
Replaced by modern bridge
History
Built 1924-25 by the Yancey Construction Co.; dedicated Sept. 17, 1925; replaced 1988
Builder
- Yancey Construction Co.
Design
Riveted, 9-panel Parker through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 160.0 ft.
Total length: 188.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.90716, -97.11814   (decimal degrees)
38°54'26" N, 97°07'05" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/663172/4308156 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Chapman
Inventory number
BH 17672 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

9-panel truss (106)
Built 1925 (947)
Built during 1920s (7,033)
Dickinson County, Kansas (35)
HAER documented (782)
Have street view (9,908)
Kansas (2,280)
Lost (10,373)
Lost 1988 (59)
Lost during 1980s (436)
Owned by state (9,810)
 Parker through truss (947)
Parker truss (1,267)
Replaced by new bridge (7,141)
Riveted (1,011)
Smoky Hill River (9)
Span length 125-175 feet (2,955)
Through truss (9,211)
Total length 175-250 feet (2,790)
Truss (23,575)
Yancey Construction Co. (2)

Update Log 

  • November 2, 2008: New photos from James Baughn
  • August 14, 2005: Posted new photos

Sources 

  • HAER KS-5 - Enterprise Parker Truss Bridge
  • James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
  • Sheldon Wiens
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Enterprise Bridge
Posted January 17, 2006, by Anonymous

it is cool