Historic Bridges
of the United States
Austin Bridge
Neosho County
,
Kansas
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Overview
Bowstring through truss bridge
Location
Neosho County
,
Kansas
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built 1872 by the King Iron Bridge Co. Moved downstream ca. 1910. Relocated to Sante Fe Park in Chanute, Kansas.
Builder
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King Iron Bridge Co.
Design
Bowstring through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 160 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.65879, -95.45546
(decimal degrees)
37°39'32" N, 95°27'20" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/283405/4170794
(zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Chanute
Inventory number
BH 36842
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
19th Century
(2,535)
Bowstring through truss
(40)
Bowstring truss
(92)
Built 1872
(34)
Built during 1870s
(356)
Kansas
(1,869)
King Iron Bridge Co.
(20)
NR-listed
(1,668)
Neosho County, Kansas
(33)
Open to pedestrians
(628)
Span length 125-175 feet
(2,275)
Through truss
(6,454)
Truss
(19,453)
Update Log
July 11, 2008: Updated by Robert Elder
July 9, 2008: New photos from Robert Elder
July 8, 2008: Added by Robert Elder
Sources
Robert Elder -
bass-tbn [at] ku [dot] edu
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