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Little Arkansas River Bridge
Facts
- Overview
- Suspension bridge over Little Arkansas River at Halstead
- Location
- Halstead, Harvey County, Kansas
- Status
- Open to pedestrians only
- History
- Built 1938
- Builder
- - Orris L. Hinshaw
- Design
- Suspension
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +38.00813, -97.50721 (decimal degrees)
38°00'29" N, 97°30'26" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 14/631051/4207768 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Halstead
- Inventory number
- BH 54179 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- September 6, 2016: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
- October 27, 2012: Updated by Clark Vance: Builder and date
- October 27, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
- October 27, 2012: Added by Sheldon Wiens
Sources
- Flyover people - Pictures including plaque with builder and date
- Sheldon Wiens
- Clark Vance - cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com
- Dana and Kay Klein
Comments
Little Arkansas River Bridge
According to this website the bridge appears in the background to one scene in the movie "Picnic".
http://www.georgeduning.com/soundtracks/Picnic/Picnic_Filmin...
There is another image of the bridge to be found here.
Little Arkansas River Bridge
The classic movie Picnic was filmed in this park. Anyone remember whether the bridge is in the movie?
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This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/ks/harvey/bh54179/
This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/ks/harvey/bh54179/
One link further shows the bridge in stills from the movie.
http://www.georgeduning.com/soundtracks/Picnic/Picnic_Filmin...
A very noteworthy bridge.