Pester Creek Bridge – Americus KS

City:
Americus, KS

Site Type:
Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels, Infrastructure and Utilities

New Deal Agencies:
Civil Works Administration (CWA), Work Relief Programs

Completed:
1934

Description

The Civil Works Administration (CWA) constructed a span carrying a road (possibly Locust Street) over Pester Creek in Americus, Kansas. “Pester creek also is being spanned at the western edge of Americus.”

Source notes

"Civil Works Puts $103,841 in Lyon," The Emporia Gazette, Feb. 6, 1934 (pg. 2): https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/10599036/

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on May 24, 2022.

Location Info

Americus, KS

Location notes: Possible location

Coordinates: 38.507017, -96.266851

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