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Photo taken by Robert Elder in August 2005

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Overview
Stone arch bridge over Hickory Creek, 2.5 mi. east and 4.5 mi. south of Leon
Location
Butler County, Kansas
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1905
Design
Stone arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 38.0 ft.
Total length: 42.0 ft.
Deck width: 12.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.63194, -96.73444   (decimal degrees)
37°37'55" N, 96°44'04" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/699913/4167393 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Keighley
Inventory number
BH 17492 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/2007)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 55.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
30

Categories 

Arch (7,693)
Built 1905 (334)
Built during 1900s (2,510)
Butler County, Kansas (42)
Deck arch (6,778)
Functionally obsolete (5,790)
Kansas (1,479)
One-lane traffic (6,989)
Open (22,282)
Owned by county (14,356)
Span length 25-50 feet (6,260)
Stone arch (1,382)
Total length 25-50 feet (5,495)

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Hickory Creek Bridge
Posted July 8, 2008, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

The area around this bridge was overgrown with Poison Ivy when I visited which made photography difficult. Winter would be a better time to photograph the bridge assuming that roads are passable.