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Morton County WPA Bridge

Coordinates: 37°19′06″N 101°54′02″W / 37.318208°N 101.900616°W / 37.318208; -101.900616
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Morton County WPA Bridge
View from upstream (west)
Morton County WPA Bridge is located in Kansas
Morton County WPA Bridge
Morton County WPA Bridge is located in the United States
Morton County WPA Bridge
Nearest cityRichfield, Kansas
Coordinates37°19′06″N 101°54′02″W / 37.318208°N 101.900616°W / 37.318208; -101.900616
Built1939
Built byW.P.A.
Architectural styleStone arch bridge
MPSMasonry Arch Bridges of Kansas TR
NRHP reference No.86003356[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 22, 1986

The Morton County WPA Bridge, near Richfield, Kansas, United States, is a stone multi-arch bridge that was built from 1936 to 1939[2] by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

According to its NRHP nomination, it was deemed significant due to its use of distinctive construction methods which are no longer in use including "supported by a stone arch which is loaded by an earthen fill which in turn, is retained by stone spandrel walls." It was also credited for maintaining the "integrity of location, design, setting, materials, feeling and association."[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ According to a plaque at the bridge, titled "Masonry Arch Bridge", construction took place from September 4, 1936, through November 15, 1938; the official completion date of the bridge was June 5, 1939.
  3. ^ Larry Jochims and Michael Snell (February 20, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Morton County WPA Bridge". National Park Service. and accompanying five photos from 1983