Hackberry Creek Bridge

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Hackberry Creek Bridge
Bridge in 2016
Hackberry Creek Bridge is located in Kansas
Hackberry Creek Bridge
Nearest cityJetmore, Kansas
Coordinates38°14′14″N 100°08′09″W / 38.23735°N 100.13582°W / 38.23735; -100.13582
Arealess than one acre
Built1930
Architectural styleOpen Spandrel
MPSMasonry Arch Bridges of Kansas TR
NRHP reference No.85001424[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 2, 1985

The Hackberry Creek Bridge, in Hodgeman County, Kansas near Jetmore, Kansas, was built in 1930.[1] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

It is a single-span open spandrel deck arch bridge, about 93 feet (28 m) long with a 20 feet (6.1 m) wide roadway, with the roadway about 25.75 feet (7.85 m) above normal water level.[2]

It has two concrete arch rings.[3]

It is located 13 miles west and 11 miles north of Jetmore.[2]

It was listed on the National Register as part of a study of masonry arch bridges in Kansas.[4]

The bridge was in "excellent condition" in 1985.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Larry Jochims; Michael Snell (February 20, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hackberry Creek Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved January 16, 2022. With accompanying four photos from 1983
  3. ^ "Kansas Historic Resources Inventory: Hackberry Creek Bridge". Kansas State Historical Society. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  4. ^ Larry Jochims (April 4, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Masonry Arch Bridges of Kansas". Retrieved January 16, 2022.
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