Pott's Ford Bridge
Pott's Ford Bridge is a bridge 1/2 mile south of Glasco, Kansas, USA that spans the Solomon River in Cloud County, Kansas. It has a wooden deck with three bowstring pony trusses and one Pratt pony truss. The lengths of the trusses are 48 feet (15 m), 46 feet (14 m), and 149 feet (45 m) for the bowstring trusses, and 72 feet (22 m) for the Pratt truss. It was built in 1884 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio.[2]
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| Location | 1 mile west and 1 mile north of the intersection of F.A.S 135 and 1043 on unmarked countv road, in or near Glasco, Kansas |
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| Coordinates | 39°21′0.8″N 97°51′14.69″W |
| Built | 1884 |
| Architect | Wrought Iron Bridge Company |
| MPS | Metal Truss Bridges in Kansas 1861-1939 MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 89002173 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 4, 1990 |
The bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination:". National Park Service. Retrieved December 18, 2017. With nine photos from 1986.
- Historic Bridges of the United States (with photos and map) http://bridgehunter.com/ks/cloud/potts-ford/
- Cloud County Road and Bridge Department http://www.cloudcountyks.org/MV2Base.asp?VarCN=5
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