| North Fork Solomon River Lattice Truss Bridge | |
| Coordinates: | 39.8184°N -99.8767°W |
| Built: | 1925 |
| Added: | May 9, 2003 |
| Area: | less than one acre |
| Mpsub: | Metal Truss Bridges in Kansas 1861--1939 MPS |
| Refnum: | 03000366 |
The North Fork Solomon River Lattice Truss Bridge, now located on a golf course just southeast of Norton County, Kansas, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003 when at its original location on a road near Lenora, Kansas, and its registration was updated in 2008 to address its relocation.
It is a single-span 40feet-long metal lattice truss bridge fabricated by the Canton Bridge Co. It now crosses a tributary of Prairie Dog Creek on the Prairie Dog Golf Course,[1] a nine-hole golf course.[2]
It was originally located on Road W7, approximately 0.1 miles south of its intersection with Road BB (aka 15 S), approximately 1.5miles west of the town of Lenora, at 39.6084°N -100.0303°W. When originally listed the bridge's road had little traffic and the bridge was expected to survive indefinitely.[3]
Its listing was consistent with standards set in a study of historic metal truss bridges in Kansas.[4]
It was moved in 2006,[5] and its National Register registration was amended in 2008 for its proposed relocation. Its 16feet width and its load capacity were then deemed insufficient for traffic on its road.[6]
It now serves golf carts and pedestrians traversing between holes #5 and #6 of the golf course, southeast of Norton in Norton County, Kansas.