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Kansas Avenue Bowstring
Photos
Illustration of the bridge on the cover of the 7/23/1870 issue of Scientific American.
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BH Photo #276453
Description
Iron Arch Truss Bridge built sometime in the 1870s or before. Bridge replaced by the Melan Bridge in 1898. the Speed Limit on the bridge was no faster than a walking Pace and the Weight Limit was no more than 50 head of cattle which was later changed to 25 head of cattle.
This bridge was featured in the 7/23/1870 issue of Scientific American.
Facts
- Overview
- Lost bowstring through truss bridge over Kansas River on Kansas Avenue
- Location
- Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
- Status
- Replaced by a new bridge 1898
- History
- Built sometime in the 1870s or before, replaced 1898 by the Melan Arch Bridge
- Builder
- - King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio (Topeka, Kansas Plant)
- Design
- Bowstring through truss
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +39.06241, -95.66881 (decimal degrees)
39°03'45" N, 95°40'08" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/269089/4327092 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Topeka
- Inventory number
- BH 55525 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- January 28, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
- January 1, 2019: New photos from Nick Schmiedeler
- March 2, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added builder: Bridge was built by the short lived Topeka branch of the King Bridge Co.
- March 1, 2014: New photo from Luke Harden
- February 12, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Corrected type to bowstring through truss.
- February 12, 2013: Updated by Chris Knight: Added categories "Cast iron", "Kansas River", "Wooden deck"