Bucher Bridge

United States historic place


Bucher Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


37°27′45″N 97°2′19″W / 37.46250°N 97.03861°W / 37.46250; -97.03861
Area	less than one acre
Built	1905
Built by	Walter Sharp Bridge Co.
Architectural style	Reinforced Concrete Arch
MPS	Masonry Arch Bridges of Kansas TR
NRHP reference No.	85001420^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 2, 1985

The Bucher Bridge, located off U.S. Route 77 near the town of Rock in Cowley County, Kansas, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.^[1] It is located about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north and 1.75 miles (2.82 km) west of Rock.^[2]

Also known as Eight Mile Creek Bridge, the bridge crosses Eight Mile Creek. It is 44 feet (13 m) long and 13 feet (4.0 m) wide. It was completed in 1905 by Walter Sharp of El Dorado and constructed of solid concrete. It is a concrete arch bridge, and is possibly reinforced by steel. It has short limestone wing walls.^[2]

It is possibly just the second bridge of this type built by Walter Sharp, who was experimenting. The township did not complete the approaches to the bridge, so people in the area who would use the bridge got together and built the approaches.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c Larry Jochims; Michael Snell (February 20, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bucher Bridge / Eight Mile Creek Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved December 29, 2017. With five photos from 1985.