Long Creek Suspension Bridge
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NevaP
N 38° 30.832 W 095° 42.242
15S E 264239 N 4266297
This bridge near Melvern Lake Dam is a replica of a historical bridge.
Waymark Code: WMAAQ
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 04/12/2006
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This is a pedestrian bridge in Outlet Park below the Melvern Lake Dam near Melvern, Kansas. It's a replica of a bridge that once spanned Long Creek several miles from here. The original bridge, built in the late 1880s, was used by horse drawn hay wagons.
Visit Instructions:
Walk across the bridge! That is why you came here, wasn't it?
Bring a camera so that you can take a photo of the bridge. Upload at least one photo that you took of the bridge, you or others can be in the photo.
Include any additional history that you may know or have learned about the bridge.
Last but not least, include any story you may have about finding the bridge or your journey across the bridge.