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Elk Falls Bridge
Facts
- Overview
- Through truss bridge over Elk River beyond the end of Montgomery Street in Elk Falls
- Location
- Elk County, Kansas
- Status
- Open to pedestrians only
- History
- Built 1893 by the George E. King Bridge Co.
- Builder
- - George E. King Bridge Co. of Des Moines, Iowa
- Design
- Pin-connected, 7-panel Pratt through truss
- Recognition
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on May 6, 1994
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +37.37401, -96.18413 (decimal degrees)
37°22'26" N, 96°11'03" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 14/749339/4140085 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Elk Falls
- Inventory numbers
- NRHP 94000403 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 17701 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- September 20, 2021: New photos from Nick Schmiedeler
- January 17, 2017: New photo from Robert Elder
- December 21, 2010: New photos from Robert Elder
- December 14, 2010: New photos from Robert Elder
- February 5, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Made slight adjustment to GPS Coordinates.
- June 9, 2009: Updated by Robert Elder: Updated Categories - bridge is constructed of wrought iron.
Sources
- Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com
- Nick Schmiedeler - nick [at] nickschmiedeler [dot] com
- Elk Falls Bridge - HistoricBridges.org
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An article describing the area with a view from the bridge:
http://www.pratttribune.com/article/20140602/blogs/140609973...