Fox Creek Stone Arch Bridge

The Fox Creek Stone Arch Bridge is a historic bridge across Fox Creek northwest of Strong City in Chase County, Kansas. The bridge was built in 1898 by B. Landry and Sons, who contracted with the Chase County government to build it for $2,000. The company built the bridge using limestone from a local quarry and arranged it in a single stone arch. The bridge is 55 feet (17 m) long and 20 feet (6.1 m) wide. It has carried county road traffic since its opening and is also part of the Community Connection Trail, which links Strong City with Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve.[2]

Fox Creek Stone Arch Bridge
Fox Creek Stone Arch Bridge is located in Kansas
Fox Creek Stone Arch Bridge
Nearest cityStrong City, Kansas
Coordinates38°24′08″N 96°32′54″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1898 (1898)
Built byB. Lantry & Sons
Architectural stylestone arch bridge
MPSMasonry Arch Bridges of Kansas TR
NRHP reference No.06001164[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 27, 2006

The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 27, 2006.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Fox Creek Stone Arch Bridge" (PDF). Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved April 2, 2022.


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