Pratt Truss Bridge - Elk Falls Kansas
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SafireLady
N 37° 22.420 W 096° 11.047
14S E 749341 N 4140046
1893 Truss bridge in Elk Falls, Kansas crosses the Elk River.
Waymark Code: WM3HVV
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 04/09/2008
Views: 67
Built- 1893 by the George E. King Bridge Co.
Design- Pin-connected, 7-panel Pratt through truss.
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on May 6, 1994.
This truss bridge over the Elk River is at the end of Montgomery Street in Elk Falls, Kansas. It is now open only to pedestrian traffic.
Parking Coordinates:: N 37° 22.420 W 096° 11.047
Date Built: 01/01/1893
Length of Span:
Aprox. 100 ft.
www:
http://bridgehunter.com/ks/elk/elk-falls/
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Visit Instructions:
Log your find with a picture of the bridge with yourself or your GPS in the foreground. This shot does not have to be taken "on" the bridge. The shot should show the "truss" structure of the bridge as well.