The North Fork Solomon River Lattice Truss Bridge, now located on a golf course just southeast of Norton County, Kansas, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003 when at its original location on a road near Lenora, Kansas, and its registration was updated in 2008 to address its relocation.
It is a single-span -long metal lattice truss bridge fabricated by the Canton Bridge Co. It now crosses a tributary of Prairie Dog Creek on the Prairie Dog Golf Course,Bridge moved to Prairie Dog Golf Course in 2006: see Norton Telegram, 2007-01-09, p. 3; retrieved 2014-09-21; and "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Amendment", retrieved 2014-09-21. a nine-hole golf course.Norton Chamber of Commerce: Prairie Dog Golf Club and Course
It was originally located on Road W7, approximately 0.1 miles south of its intersection with Road BB ( 15 S), approximately west of the town of Lenora, at . When originally listed the bridge's road had little traffic and the bridge was expected to survive indefinitely. Included in PDF file after 2008 update. Includes five photos from 2002.
Its listing was consistent with standards set in a study of historic metal truss bridges in Kansas.
It was moved in 2006, Includes links to KSHS copies of original nomination and amendment. and its National Register registration was amended in 2008 for its proposed relocation. Its width and its load capacity were then deemed insufficient for traffic on its road. Included in PDF file first, before original 2002 registration. Photos from 2005 stated to be included in this amendment are not included in the PDF.
It now serves golf carts and pedestrians traversing between holes #5 and #6 of the golf course, southeast of Norton in Norton County, Kansas.
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