Map 

Facts 

Overview
Concrete arch over Eightmile Creek on a local road northwest of Rock
Location
Cowley County, Kansas
Status
Open to one-lane traffic
History
Built 1905
Builder
- Walter Sharp Bridge Co.
Design
Stone arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 29.8 ft.
Total length: 44.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.1 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on July 2, 1985
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.46253, -97.03889   (decimal degrees)
37°27'45" N, 97°02'20" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/673438/4147989 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 30 S., R. 4 E., Sec. 6
USGS topographic map
Udall
Inventory numbers
NRHP 85001420 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 17622 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2008)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 72.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
10

Categories 

Arch (8,431)
Built 1905 (467)
Built during 1900s (3,363)
Cowley County, Kansas (44)
Deck arch (7,604)
Kansas (1,906)
NR-listed (1,779)
One-lane traffic (7,004)
Open (23,503)
Owned by county (14,786)
Span length 25-50 feet (7,821)
Stone arch (1,597)
Total length 25-50 feet (6,599)
Walter Sharp Bridge Co. (6)

Update Log 

  • September 16, 2009: Updated by Robert Elder: Updated Builders

Sources 

  • Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com