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Overview Photos taken 2006 by Brent D. Gardner |
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Photo taken by Robert Elder in August 2005 |
Facts
- Overview
- Abandoned through truss bridge over Walnut River on SW 163rd, west of Gordon
- Location
- Butler County, Kansas
- Status
- Abandoned with deck removed
- History
- Bypassed by new bridge in 1985
- Design
- Main span: Pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through truss
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +37.58941, -96.99997 (decimal degrees)
37°35'22" N, 96°59'60" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 14/676580/4162141 (zone/easting/northing)
- Land survey
- T. 28 S., R. 4 E., Sec. 28
- USGS topographic map
- Douglass
- Inventory number
- BH 17489 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- November 10, 2008: New photo from Robert Elder
- August 28, 2006: Posted photos from Brent D. Gardner
Sources
- Brent Gardner - brent [dot] gardner [at] yahoo [dot] com
- Robert Elder - bass-tbn [at] ku [dot] edu
Comments
Gordon Bridge
This bridge is almost identical to the nearby Bois D'Arc Bridge. I suspect that it may have been built by the same company at about the same time.
Gordon Bridge
Went and visited this bridge last night, and it was worth the trip! The bridge is very easy to find: just take 163rd Street to Gordon and follow the road west for about 1 mile. The road will bend a little and you will come to a modern concrete bridge-the old bridge is right next to it on the north side. I wouldn't try walking down to it except maybe in the winter time: it is quite overgrown at both approaches.