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Shoal Creek Interurban Bridge

Abandoned Concrete Arch Bridge over Shoal Creek
Lowell, Cherokee County, Kansas

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Name Shoal Creek Interurban Bridge
Built By Southwest Missouri Interurban
Contractor Unknown
Currently Owned By Private Owner?
Length 400 Feet Total, 80 Foot Main Spans
Width 1 Track
Height Above Ground 15 Feet (Estimated)
Superstructure Type Concrete Arch
Substructure Type Concrete
Date Built 1918
Traffic Count 0 Trains/Day (Bridge is abandoned)
Current Status Abandoned
Significance Moderate Significance
Documentation Date October 2017


This several span concrete arch crosses Shoal Creek, right below the Lowell Reservoir.
Built in 1918, the bridge consists of five concrete arch spans. These spans remain in good condition.
In 2018, the bridge is still abandoned. The SWM discontinued service over the bridge in approximately 1940.
Currently, it is unknown who owns the bridge. However, this piece of transportation history remains in place.

The author has ranked this bridge as being moderately significant, due to the rapid transportation use.
The photo above is an overview. It can be accessed from a parallel road.

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Build Date Build date of Southwest Missouri Electric Railway
Railroad Line History Source Historic Joplin