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This abandoned, nine span, closed spandrel bridge crosses the Arkansas River on the west side of Arkansas City, Kansas north of US 166 The bridge is visible from 166

Photo taken by Robert Elder in February 2008

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Looking north.

Photo taken by Robert Elder in February 2008

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The bridge is barricaded and closed to all traffic, including pedestrians. This photo was taken looking west through the barricade.

Photo taken by Robert Elder in February 2008

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Map 

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Facts 

Overview
Abandoned closed-spandrel arch bridge over Arkansas River
Location
Cowley County, Kansas
Status
Abandoned
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.06459, -97.05751   (decimal degrees)
37°03'53" N, 97°03'27" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/672697/4103802 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Arkansas City
Inventory number
BH 36222 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (298)
Arch (8,290)
Arkansas River (48)
Closed-spandrel arch (1,609)
Cowley County, Kansas (42)
Deck arch (7,401)
Kansas (1,869)

Update Log 

  • February 7, 2008: Added by Robert Elder

Sources 

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

Comments 

Arkansas River Bridge
Posted October 17, 2008, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Eric is correct. The photos were uploaded in February 2008 and I must not have changed the default date. I will need to check the date that the photos were taken, but it was likely in June of 2004.

Arkansas River Bridge
Posted October 16, 2008, by Eric

I don't think these photos were taken in February. The grass is a little green for that time of year.