Photo 

This bridge is located on Paradise-Fairport Road/Main Street immediately south of Paradise, Kansas.

Photo taken by Robert Elder in November 2006

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Map 

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Facts 

Overview
Stone arch bridge over Paradise Creek
Location
Russell County, Kansas
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1901
Design
Stone arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 44.0 ft.
Total length: 47.9 ft.
Deck width: 22.6 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+64.16667, -21.95000   (decimal degrees)
64°10'00" N, 21°56'60" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number
BH 18475 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/2006)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 78.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004)
43

Categories 

Arch (7,553)
Built 1901 (144)
Built during 1900s (2,334)
Deck arch (6,647)
Kansas (1,443)
Open (21,589)
Owned by county (14,139)
Russell County, Kansas (26)
Span length 25-50 feet (6,042)
Stone arch (1,350)
Total length 25-50 feet (5,254)

Update Log 

  • February 13, 2008: New photo from Robert Elder

Sources 

  • Robert Elder - bass-tbn [at] ku [dot] edu