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Melan Bridge (late 1920s)
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Other TitleMelan arch bridge
DescriptionBlack and white photograph showing the Melan Bridge spanning the Kansas River; photograph appears to be taken from south bank looking northwest; factories and smokestacks can be seen at right; handwritten on verso at bottom left: "late 1920's/Melan Bridge"; handwritten on verso at bottom right: "Gardiner 1978"; enlarged print of the same also included; stamped on verso of print in blue ink: "2488"; stamped on verso of print at bottom right: "Topeka Room/Reference"; handwritten on verso of print along bottom edge: "Melan Bridge ca. late 1920's"CreatorunidentifiedSubjectTopeka (Kan.)PhotographsBridgesDate1920sFormatjpgLanguageEnglishRights StatementUnless otherwise noted, the items in the Local History Collections may be downloaded by patrons for use in research papers, blog posts, articles, etc. Please credit all uses with “Courtesy of the Topeka and Shawnee County Library".
DescriptionBlack and white photograph showing the Melan Bridge spanning the Kansas River; photograph appears to be taken from south bank looking northwest; factories and smokestacks can be seen at right; handwritten on verso at bottom left: "late 1920's/Melan Bridge"; handwritten on verso at bottom right: "Gardiner 1978"; enlarged print of the same also included; stamped on verso of print in blue ink: "2488"; stamped on verso of print at bottom right: "Topeka Room/Reference"; handwritten on verso of print along bottom edge: "Melan Bridge ca. late 1920's"CreatorunidentifiedSubjectTopeka (Kan.)PhotographsBridgesDate1920sFormatjpgLanguageEnglishRights StatementUnless otherwise noted, the items in the Local History Collections may be downloaded by patrons for use in research papers, blog posts, articles, etc. Please credit all uses with “Courtesy of the Topeka and Shawnee County Library".Geographic Location
AddressTopekaGeolocation[1] Melan Bridge collapsed in 1965; replaced by Kansas Avenue Bridge
Geolocation[1] Melan Bridge collapsed in 1965; replaced by Kansas Avenue BridgeRelated
PlaceTopeka, KSVertical FileBRIDGES-Melan Bridge
Vertical FileBRIDGES-Melan Bridge
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unidentified, Melan Bridge (late 1920s) (1920s). Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 08/08/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/5813