Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Clements Stone Arch Bridge

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Overview: Two-span stone arch bridge over Cottonwood River
Location: Chase County, Kansas
Status: Open to pedestrians only
History: Built 1887
Builder: - L.P. Santy Co.
Design: Stone arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 57.1 ft.
Total length: 126.9 ft.
Deck width: 16.7 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.29511, -96.73489 (decimal degrees)
38°17'42" N, 96°44'06" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 14/698083/4240986 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Elmdale
Inventory numbers: NRHP 76000816 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 17522 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2006): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 18.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 100

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July 23, 2008: Updated by Robert Elder: Updated Builders and Categories.

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Robert Elder - bass-tbn [at] ku [dot] edu

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Clements Stone Arch Bridge

Posted September 12, 2007, by G R Evans (gr5evans [at] gmail [dot] com)

Some of the dimensions reported for this bridge look incorrect to me. I measure the total length of the bridge as 251ft, rather than 126.9ft. If the term 'main span length' means the width of the two arches plus the width of the center pier, the length is 134.7ft, rather than 57.1ft.

I maintain a web page on the bridge and am involved in a restoration effort as well.

See http://home.comcast.net/~g.k.evans/index.html

G R Evans

Clements Stone Arch Bridge

Posted April 1, 2007, by Robert L. Elder (bass-tbn [at] ku [dot] edu)

I am posting a variety of photos of the Clements Stone Arch Bridge in Chase County, Kansas. All photos in this series were taken in March of 2007. The bridge is located about 3/4 mile south of the town of Clements and is easily accessible from US 50. This photo is an overview of the bridge, taken from the southeast.

Webmaster's note: The photo that was here has been incorporated into the main site.

Clements Stone Arch Bridge

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