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This bridge spans Timber Creek immediately southeast of Floral, Kansas and was built by the Walter Sharp Company in 1906.

Photo taken by Robert Elder in 2005

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Photo taken by Robert Elder in 2005

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Timber Creek on a local road just south of Floral and west of Winfield City Lake
Location: Cowley County, Kansas
Status: Open to one-lane traffic
History: Built 1906
Design: Stone arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 42.0 ft.
Total length: 115.1 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.34567, -96.91640 (decimal degrees)
37°20'44" N, 96°54'59" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey: T. 31 S., R. 5 E., Sec. 18
Inventory number: BH 17628 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2006): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 46.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2000): 50