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Polecat Creek Bridge

Coordinates: 37°29′23″N 97°6′33″W / 37.48972°N 97.10917°W / 37.48972; -97.10917
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Polecat Creek Bridge
Polecat Creek Stone Arch Bridge, Butler County, Kansas, one and one half miles east of SW Butler Rd on 230th St..
Polecat Creek Bridge is located in Kansas
Polecat Creek Bridge
Polecat Creek Bridge is located in the United States
Polecat Creek Bridge
Nearest cityDouglass, Kansas
Coordinates37°29′23″N 97°6′33″W / 37.48972°N 97.10917°W / 37.48972; -97.10917
Arealess than one acre
Built1901 (1901)
Architectural styleStone Arch
MPSMasonry Arch Bridges of Kansas TR
NRHP reference No.85001438[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 2, 1985

Polecat Creek Bridge is a stone arch bridge, in Kansas, United States. It is built of Kansas limestone, crossing Polecat Creek, a clear water creek, and is located in the southwest corner of Butler County, Kansas, two miles from Sedgwick County, Kansas on SW Butler Road. It was opened for traffic in 1901 and is included on the National Register of Historic Places in Butler County, Kansas.[2]

Directions: From Wichita, Kansas head east on Highway 54/400 (Kellogg Avenue). One mile east of the Butler County line, turn south on Andover Rd. towards Rose Hill, Kansas. After 5 miles, Andover Rd. becomes SW Butler Rd.. Continue on SW Butler Rd. through Rose Hill to 230th St.. Polecat Creek Bridge is one and one half miles east on the gravel road.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Masonry arch Bridges of Kansas: NRHP inventory nomination form" (PDF). US Department of the Interior, National Park Service. April 23, 1985. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  3. ^ ExploreKansasBlogspot