Mine Creek Bridge

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Mine Creek Bridge
Mine Creek Bridge.jpg
Mine Creek Bridge is located in Kansas
Mine Creek Bridge
LocationEast of Mound City, Kansas
Coordinates38°08′29″N 94°41′42″W / 38.141389°N 94.695°W / 38.141389; -94.695Coordinates: 38°08′29″N 94°41′42″W / 38.141389°N 94.695°W / 38.141389; -94.695
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1927
Built byMaxwell Construction Company
ArchitectJames Barney Marsh
MPSRainbow Arch Marsh Arch Bridges of Kansas TR
NRHP reference No.83000430[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 10, 1983

The Mine Creek Bridge, located east of Mound City in Linn County, Kansas, was built in 1927. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

It is a 110 feet (34 m) long reinforced concrete Marsh arch bridge bringing a 20 feet (6.1 m) roadway across Mine Creek. It is a type of through arch bridge.[2]

It was built by Maxwell Construction Company at a cost of $15,037.60.[2]

See also[]

  • Battle of Mine Creek Site, also NRHP-listed in Linn County

References[]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Larry Jochims and Michael Snell (July 22, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mine Creek Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved May 31, 2017. With four photos from 1982 and an original plan.


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