Limit Street Bridge

Photos 

East abutment

Collapsing into the creek.

Photo taken by Clark Vance in December 2012

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BH Photo #245133

Map 

Description 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Bridge over Five Mile Creek on Limit Street

Location

Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas

Status

Removed but not replaced

History

Built 1911; Closed 1975; Replaced 1976

Builder

- Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co. of Leavenworth, Kansas

Design

Pony truss

Approximate latitude, longitude

+39.28859, -94.91340   (decimal degrees)
39°17'19" N, 94°54'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/334984/4350547 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Leavenworth

Land survey

T. 9 S., R. 22 E., Sec. 12

Elevation

770 ft. above sea level

Inventory number

BH 54987 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• December 4, 2017: Updated by Luke: Added build date, builder, and closure date
• December 23, 2012: Added by Clark Vance

Related Bridges 

• ATSF - Old Limit Street Overpass (Same project)

Sources 

• Clark Vance - cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com
• Luke
• June 11th, 1975 edition of The Leavenworth Times - Newspapers.com - Article

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