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Onion Creek Bridge
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Onion Creek Bridge (Coffeyville, Kansas) is located in Kansas
Onion Creek Bridge (Coffeyville, Kansas)
Location in Kansas
Onion Creek Bridge (Coffeyville, Kansas) is located in the United States
Onion Creek Bridge (Coffeyville, Kansas)
Location in the United States
Nearest city Coffeyville, Kansas
Area less than one acre
Built 1911 (1911)
Built by Western Bridge Co.
Architectural style Parker truss
MPS Metal Truss Bridges in Kansas 1861--1939 MPS
NRHP reference No. 89002172
Added to NRHP January 4, 1990

The Onion Creek Bridge was built in 1911 near Coffeyville, Kansas. The pin-connected steel Parker through-truss bridge is 104 feet (32 m) long. It is unusual in possessing vertical end posts, one of only two such bridges in Kansas. The bridge retains its design integrity.

The Onion Creek Bridge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

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