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Bala Park Bridge

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Taken from the north side in Bala Park, looking south into Fort Riley.

Photo taken by Robert Elder in March 2003

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Overview
Stone arch bridge over Timber Creek on Abandoned Railroad Grade
Location
Riley County, Kansas
Status
Closed to all traffic
Design
Stone arch
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.30706, -96.94572   (decimal degrees)
39°18'25" N, 96°56'45" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/677120/4352863 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Bala
Inventory number
BH 37066 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (9,438)
Closed (2,084)
Deck arch (8,723)
Kansas (2,289)
Riley County, Kansas (16)
Stone arch (1,937)

Update Log 

  • January 20, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Adjusted GPS Coordinates.
  • August 4, 2008: Added by Robert Elder

Sources 

  • Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com

Comments 

Bala Park Bridge
Posted August 4, 2008, by Robert Elder (bass-tbn [at] ku [dot] edu)

The railroad grade at this location is also the northern boundary of Fort Riley. The north side of this bridge is accessible from Bala Park. The south side is in Fort Riley.