Neosho River Bridge

Neosho River Bridge
Neosho River Bridge is located in Kansas
Neosho River Bridge
Nearest cityHartford, Kansas
Coordinates38°18′32″N 95°56′52″W / 38.308902°N 95.947913°W / 38.308902; -95.947913 (Neosho River Bridge)
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1926
ArchitectJames Barney Marsh
MPSRainbow Arch Marsh Arch Bridges of Kansas TR
NRHP reference No.83000420[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 10, 1983

The Neosho River Bridge, near Hartford, Kansas, United States, was built in 1926. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

It consists of two 140 feet (43 m) reinforced concrete rainbow arch spans, or "Marsh arch" spans, and carries a 20 feet (6.1 m) wide roadway across the Neosho River. It is located .2 miles (0.32 km) east of Hartford on what was described in 1982 as a county road,[2] and in 2019 is known as 19th Ln.[3]

The bridge design was the work of James Barney Marsh. This example is just one of 72 rainbow arch bridges built in Kansas, but was assessed to have a good chance of survival due to its relatively obscure location.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Larry Jochims; Michael Snell (July 22, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Neosho River Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved March 2, 2019. With accompanying three photos from 1982
  3. ^ Per Google maps