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North side. Note skew angle.

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North side.

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Deck view, showing skew angle.

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Underneath.

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Detail.

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West wall.

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Damage.

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Damage.

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Damage.

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Undermined foundation.

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Wing wall which has fallen into Charlie Creek.

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South side.

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South Side wing walls.

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Map

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Facts

Overview: Skewed stone arch bridge over Charlie Creek on 190th Road
Location: Doniphan County, Kansas
Status: Open to traffic
Design: Skewed Stone Arch
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.78485, -95.29469 (decimal degrees)
39°47'05" N, 95°17'41" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/303502/4406396 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Highland
Inventory number: BH 37226 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

August 25, 2008: New photos from Robert Elder
August 18, 2008: Added by Robert Elder

Sources

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

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Charlie Creek Bridge

Posted August 18, 2008, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Although this is an extremely rare example of a skewed stone arch bridge, the county is planning to demolish and replace it in the near future. Unfortunately, the wing walls are cracked and the foundation is being undermined. The bridge is being studied to determine if it is historic and should be preserved.