logo

A&SV Enterprise Stone Arch

Stone Arch Culvert over Unnamed Creek
Enterprise, Dickinson County, Kansas

Click the Photo Above to See All Photos of This Bridge!
Name A&SV Enterprise Stone Arch
Built By Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska Railway
Contractor Unknown
Currently Owned By Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad
Length 4 Feet Total
Width 1 Track
Height Above Ground 5 Feet (Estimated)
Superstructure Type Stone Arch Culvert
Substructure Type Stone Masonry
Date Built Ca. 1887
Traffic Count 1 Train/Day (Estimated)
Current Status In Use
Significance Local Significance
Documentation Date December 2019


Located on the east side of Enterprise, this small stone arch culvert carries the A&SV over a small stream near 1st Street and Moon Road.
Built in approximately 1887, the bridge features a single small stone arch span, with wing walls perpendicular to the track. The arch appears to be a standard design, likely installed when the railroad was first built.
Because the CK&N was funded by the Rock Island, much of the stone and steel seen today along the former CK&N routes appears to be original to the construction of the line.
Overall, the bridge appears to be in fair to good condition, with little significant deterioration. A tree that was growing on top of the south face was removed, although the roots and trunk displaced a stone on the headwall.

The author has ranked this bridge as being locally significant, due to the common design.
The photo above is an overview.

Citations

Source Type

Source

Build Date Construction of line
Railroad Line History Source ICC Valuation Information, Compiled by Richard S. Steele