Hackberry Creek Bridge Explained

Hackberry Creek Bridge
Coordinates:38.2374°N -100.1358°W
Built:1930
Added:July 2, 1985
Area:less than one acre
Mpsub:Masonry Arch Bridges of Kansas TR
Refnum:85001424

The Hackberry Creek Bridge, in Hodgeman County, Kansas near Jetmore, Kansas, was built in 1930. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

It is a single-span open spandrel deck arch bridge, about 93feet long with a 20feet wide roadway, with the roadway about 25.75feet above normal water level.[1]

It has two concrete arch rings.[2]

It is located 13 miles west and 11 miles north of Jetmore.[1]

It was listed on the National Register as part of a study of masonry arch bridges in Kansas.[3]

The bridge was in "excellent condition" in 1985.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=85001424}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hackberry Creek Bridge ]. National Park Service. Larry Jochims . Michael Snell . February 20, 1985 . January 16, 2022. With
  2. Web site: Kansas Historic Resources Inventory: Hackberry Creek Bridge. Kansas State Historical Society. June 18, 2022.
  3. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Masonry Arch Bridges of Kansas . January 16, 2022 . Larry Jochims . April 4, 1985.