Four Mile Creek Lattice

The Four Mile Creek Lattice is a historic bridge in rural Morris County, Kansas, located southeast of the community of Wilsey. The bridge, which was built circa 1890, carries a county road across Four Mile Creek. The single-span steel bridge is 35 feet (11 m) long. It has a lattice truss design, which is typified by smaller diagonal beams that form a lattice pattern; the design is also an example of a pony truss, where the trusses are above the roadbed but not connected at the top. Ornamental iron sunflowers adorn the sides of the bridge. While the bridge's builder is not documented, the design is similar to those of the Canton Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio, which also built many other bridges in Kansas during the period.[2]

Four Mile Creek Lattice
Four Mile Creek Lattice is located in Kansas
Four Mile Creek Lattice
Nearest cityWilsey, Kansas
Coordinates38°36′33″N 96°39′21″W
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1890 (1890)
Architectural styleLattice pony truss
MPSMetal Truss Bridges in Kansas 1861--1939 MPS
NRHP reference No.89002181[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 4, 1990

The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 4, 1990.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Jochims, Larry (September 20, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Four Mile Creek Lattice" (PDF). Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved March 29, 2023.

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