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Spencer's Crossing Bridge

Coordinates: 38°22′39″N 95°08′51″W / 38.37750°N 95.14750°W / 38.37750; -95.14750
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Spencer's Crossing Bridge
Spencer's Crossing Bridge is located in Kansas
Spencer's Crossing Bridge
Spencer's Crossing Bridge is located in the United States
Spencer's Crossing Bridge
LocationOver Pottawatomie Creek, northwest of Greeley, Kansas
Coordinates38°22′39″N 95°08′51″W / 38.37750°N 95.14750°W / 38.37750; -95.14750
Arealess than one acre
Built1885
Built byWrought Iron Bridge Builders
Architectural stylePratt through truss
MPSMetal Truss Bridges in Kansas 1861--1939 MPS
NRHP reference No.89002177[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 4, 1990

Spencer's Crossing Bridge, near Greeley, Kansas, was built in 1885. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. It has also been known as Greeley Bridge.[1]

Its center span is a 129 feet (39 m) Pratt through truss. The west and east spans are 60 feet (18 m) and 40 feet (12 m) Pratt pony trusses. All are 16 feet (4.9 m) wide. The bridge was built by Wrought Iron Bridge Builders.[2]

It is located about .1 mile north, and .6 miles west of Greeley.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Spencer's Crossing Bridge / Greeley Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved December 31, 2017. With nine photos from 1986.