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E 1st Street Bridge

Harvey County, Kansas

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Overview
Lost slab bridge over I-135 on E 1st St in Newton
Location
Newton, Harvey County, Kansas
Status
Lost
History
Built 1959, replaced 2000
Design
Slab
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 56.1 ft.
Total length: 238.9 ft.
Deck width: 27.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.04252, -97.32248   (decimal degrees)
38°02'33" N, 97°19'21" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/647202/4211861 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Newton
Inventory numbers
KDOT 0040-B0019 (Kansas Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 47025 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1959 (340)
Built during 1950s (4,064)
Harvey County, Kansas (49)
Kansas (3,287)
Lost (31,103)
Lost 2000 (416)
Lost during 2000s (4,466)
 Newton, Kansas (12)
Owned by state (16,742)
Replaced by new bridge (21,173)
Slab (2,287)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,645)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,646)

Update Log 

  • November 16, 2010: Added by Sheldon Wiens

Sources 

  • Sheldon Wiens
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E 1st St Bridge
Posted November 26, 2010, by Sheldon (sheldon_wiens77 [at] hotmail [dot] com)

I remember this bridge. We used to pass under it on our way to Wal-Mart. And we would drive over this bridge when we got something to eat at KFC. This bridge was really cute. I wish it wouldn't have gotten demolished.