Bridge – Admire KS

City:
Admire, 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 27-foot span carrying a road over a creek 2 1/2 miles northwest of Admire, Kansas.

Geographically it is possible that this was the former bridge carrying U.S. 56 over Hill Creek.

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

Admire, KS

Location notes: Coordinates for U.S. 56 spanning Hill Creek

Coordinates: 38.658775, -96.140165

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