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Austin Bridge

Neosho County, Kansas
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Photo taken by Robert Elder in November 2010

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Overview
Relocated Bowstring through truss bridge over Little Turkey Creek
Location
Neosho County, Kansas
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built 1872 near Chanute by the King Iron Bridge Co. Moved downstream ca. 1910. Relocated to Santa Fe Park in Chanute, Kansas.
Builder
- King Iron Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
Design
16 panel Bowstring through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 160.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.65695, -95.45319   (decimal degrees)
37°39'25" N, 95°27'11" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/283600/4170584 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Chanute
Inventory number
BH 36842 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,822)
Bowstring through truss (87)
Bowstring truss (211)
Built 1872 (41)
Built during 1870s (545)
Kansas (2,280)
King Iron Bridge Co. (36)
NR-listed (2,354)
Neosho County, Kansas (34)
 Neosho River (39)
Non-functional truss (5)
Open to Pedestrians (2,084)
Relocated (365)
Span length 125-175 feet (2,954)
Through truss (9,209)
Truss (23,573)
Wrought iron (225)

Update Log 

  • December 21, 2010: New photo from Robert Elder
  • December 14, 2010: New photo from Robert Elder
  • July 21, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Edited Categories.
  • May 27, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Edited Design description
  • February 16, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Added Neosho River to Categories, although the bridge has been moved.
  • January 20, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Adjusted GPS Coordinates.
  • December 13, 2009: Updated by Robert Elder: Fixed typo in History.
  • 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 - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com

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