Google Earth confirms that this bridge is extant. Intstead of being demolished, it was moved a few blocks upstream where it carries a pedestrian path that leads to Lakewood Middle School.
I drove across this bridge several years ago when it stood at the entrance to Lakewood Park. I had to be in Salina in 2008 and thus returned to the park to photograph the bridge. Because the bridge had been removed and replaced by a modern bridge, I assumed it had been demolished despite its NRHP listing. Consequently, I changed its status to lost.
I have not visited the bridge since it was relocated, but I now know its location and have updated this page accordingly.
Yep, gotta look at those details...they sometimes raise more questions than answers...
Nothing like making our favorite hobby even more fun :- D
Geeze Robert... You use a magnifying glass to look at the pics on BH?!? ;-)
It is a bit Womper-jawed, isn't it?
I just noticed that the angled lattice knee bracings on this bridge are not all quite identical...
I am glad to see photographs of this bridge in its 3rd location. In truth, it looks better here than it did at Lakewood Park. Previously, it had a concrete deck, so it really just looked like a concrete bridge with a nice green truss on top.
The railings are obviously not original, but they do not appear to conceal the historic features of the bridge.
James,
Picture taken 8-13-13
My GPS N38 50.670 W97 35.585
Thanks,
Jack
I thought it was about high time I started sending you some of the pictures that I got of bridges you don't have. Sorry for neglecting your site. You've done a remarkable job of correcting the GPS coordinates.
Webmaster's note: The photos that were here have been incorporated into the main site.
Well traveled little bridge....glad to see they saved it.
I travel to Salina occasionally to visit family and I have driven past this bridge. It is in very good condition since its relocation. I will try to photograph it the next time I am in the area.
Great news, it appears that this bridge may not be lost after all.
http://www.salina.com/salinafyi/GUIDE-ot-historic-sites-pg-7...
This link has a photo of the bridge, which appears to have indeed been retrofitted for pedestrian use.
http://www.kshs.org/resource/national_register/search.php?pr...
Next time I am in Salina, I will have to try to find this "Elvis" Bridge. For now, I will update this bridge page to reflect that the bridge has been preserved.
Have been in contact with a local Salina gentleman named Glen Soldan, he says this bridge was originally called the Thompson Bridge, named after his great-grandfather Ed Thompson who was born middle 1800's in a sod dugout in western Saline county, he was responsible for the construction of most the roads in Salina, later moved to Blue Mound, Kansas and became the mayor there