Cedar Creek Bridge (Elgin, Kansas) Explained

Cedar Creek Bridge
Coordinates:37.0094°N -96.2556°W
Built:1927
Added:March 10, 1983
Area:0.5acres
Mpsub:Rainbow Arch Marsh Arch Bridges of Kansas TR
Refnum:83000418

The Cedar Creek Bridge near Elgin, Kansas, on FAS 96, was built in 1927. Also known as Elgin Cedar Creek Bridge, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

It is a single span reinforced concrete rainbow arch bridge. It is 82feet long, not including 30feet approach decks on each end. It carries a 20feet wide roadway. The rainbow arch, also known as Marsh arch, was a design of James Barney Marsh.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id= 83000418}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cedar Creek Bridge / Elgin Cedar Creek Bridge ]. National Park Service. Larrv Jochims . Michael Snell . July 22, 1982 . January 6, 2018. With .