Pott's Ford Bridge

Pott's Ford Bridge is a bridge 1/2 mile south of Glasco, Kansas, USA that spans the Solomon River in Cloud County, Kansas. It has a wooden deck with three bowstring pony trusses and one Pratt pony truss. The lengths of the trusses are 48 feet (15 m), 46 feet (14 m), and 149 feet (45 m) for the bowstring trusses, and 72 feet (22 m) for the Pratt truss. It was built in 1884 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio.[2]

Pott's Ford Bridge
Pott's Ford Bridge is located in Kansas
Pott's Ford Bridge
Location1 mile west and 1 mile north of the intersection of F.A.S 135 and 1043 on unmarked countv road, in or near Glasco, Kansas
Coordinates39°21′0.8″N 97°51′14.69″W
Built1884
ArchitectWrought Iron Bridge Company
MPSMetal Truss Bridges in Kansas 1861-1939 MPS
NRHP reference No.89002173 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 4, 1990

The bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

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