Showing posts with label Stone arched bridge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stone arched bridge. Show all posts

Friday, October 26, 2018

Kansas Bridges, A collection of old Bridges in South East Kansas

Photographs of Kansas Bridges



My Collection of  Photographs of  Some
of the many old Bridges Located in South Central Kansas

As I travel around this beautiful State of Kansas 
I am always on the look out for old bridges
I really love the stone arch bridges that are scatted around the State

I have noticed the state has started to identify these old bridges 
with signs on the main road ways.

There are several located in Cowley County 
the signs are small signs that read stone arched bridge with an arrow 
pointing in the direction to the bridge.

There is a sign on K-15 South of Dexter, and then another one on highway 160
just East of Winfield Kansas.

I drove to that one a couple of months ago, there was so many weeds growing around it I was 

unable to get any pictures.

I hope you enjoy the bridges 

you can purchase any of these pictures HERE
























Thank you for looking




Monday, October 8, 2018

Elgin Kansas Revisited, a Kansas Ghost town

Elgin Ks.



Revisited, 
I live about 15 miles from Elgin 
and every now and then I will take a drive down there
it's a fascinating little town,
 back in the 1800's  Elgin was the main Rail Head for cattle shipments to the North.

Cowboys would drive their cows up from Texas and Oklahoma to Elgin.

Those days are long gone,Now Elgin it just  shell of a town,
downtown lays in ruins, with all of the old brick buildings in total decay.

One of The only building standing

Id the old Elgin State Bank Building

the walls are still intact but the roof has long disappeared



It was a grand old building back in it's day
Wonder how many dollars passed thru it.




Inside the bank there sits this old safe
It appears to be original to the
building 



Traveling west out of Elgin, following the Caney river 
you will come to the Bee Creek Bridge
The railroad used the bridge to span the the small Bee Creek
Bee Creek only runs after a good rain and it dumps into the Caney River.


Stone Arched Bridge Elgin Kansas.


While we were there my grandson decided to see if he could 
jump across the water 






Stone Arched Bridge Elgin Kansas.



Stone Arched Bridge Elgin Kansas.

Railroad Bridge over Bee Creek




So the next time you want to take a road trip 
come visit Elgin Kansas 

Located South and West Of Sedan Kansas.
it's worth the drive.

SEE YA