Elk Falls in Elk County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Elk Falls Pratt Truss Bridge
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 23, 2014
1. Elk Falls Pratt Truss Bridge NRHP Marker
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
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This historic bridge has been repaired and re-planked with the help of the Coffeyville Community College, and the Ks. Dept. of Parks and Wildlife Americorp[s].
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. A significant historical year for this entry is 1893.
Location. 37° 22.426′ N, 96° 11.044′ W. Marker is in Elk Falls, Kansas, in Elk County. Marker is near the south approach to the bridge, off Montgomery Street about 0.15 miles east of 7th Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Elk Falls KS 67345, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Pershing / Praire Gem School House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Prudence Crandall (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Prudence Crandall (approx. 0.9
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 23, 2014
2. Elk Falls Bridge Sign
this page online
Also see . . .
1. Elk Falls Pratt Truss Bridge National Register Nomination. Kansas Historical Society website entry (Submitted on November 27, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Elk Falls Bridge. Bridgehunters website entry (Submitted on December 1, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 23, 2014
3. Elk Falls Bridge Sign
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 23, 2014
4. Elk Falls Bridge Sign
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 23, 2014
5. Elk Falls Pratt Truss Bridge and NRHP Marker
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 23, 2014
6. Elk Falls Pratt Truss Bridge
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 23, 2014
7. View of Elk Falls from Pratt Truss Bridge
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 23, 2014
8. Falls of the Elk River
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 23, 2014
9. Elk Falls Pratt Truss Bridge
via Kansas Travel, unknown
10. Elk Falls
Elk Falls in Cutler's History of Kansas (1883)
Kansas Collection Books website entry
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Kansas Collection Books website entry
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Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 466 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on November 27, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 10. submitted on April 11, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
