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Side view

These photos from the Historic American Engineering Record show the bridge when it was still standing [HAER photos taken July 1985 by Larry Katsbulas]
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Oblique view

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South portal

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.
Inventory number
BH 17672 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

9-panel truss (41)
Built 1925 (665)
Built during 1920s (4,005)
Dickinson County, Kansas (19)
HAER documented (282)
Kansas (1,443)
Lost (494)
Owned by state (6,496)
Parker truss (404)
Replaced by new bridge (419)
Riveted (356)
Smoky Hill River (9)
Span length 125-175 feet (1,981)
Through truss (5,175)
Total length 175-250 feet (1,761)
Truss (15,706)
Yancey Construction Co. (1)

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Enterprise Bridge
Posted January 17, 2006, by Anonymous

it is cool