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United States historic place


Morton County WPA Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Nearest city	Richfield, Kansas
Coordinates	37°19′06″N 101°54′02″W / 37.318208°N 101.900616°W / 37.318208; -101.900616
Built	1939
Built by	W.P.A.
Architectural style	Stone arch bridge
MPS	Masonry Arch Bridges of Kansas TR
NRHP reference No.	86003356
Added to NRHP	October 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 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

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."

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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.
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

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