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Melan Bridge, circa 1920
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Other TitleMelan arch bridge circa 1920
DescriptionBlack and white photographic print showing the Melan Bridge spanning the Kansas River; photograph was taken from the bank of the river; several buildings and grain silos can be seen behind the bridge; the supports for the railroad bridge can also be seen through the arches of the Melan Bridge; stamped on verso at bottom left (smudged): "Topeka Room/Reference"; handwritten on verso along bottom edge: "Bridges - Melan Arch Bridge ca 1920"CreatorunidentifiedSubjectTopeka (Kan.)Dateca 1920FormatjpgLanguageEnglish
DescriptionBlack and white photographic print showing the Melan Bridge spanning the Kansas River; photograph was taken from the bank of the river; several buildings and grain silos can be seen behind the bridge; the supports for the railroad bridge can also be seen through the arches of the Melan Bridge; stamped on verso at bottom left (smudged): "Topeka Room/Reference"; handwritten on verso along bottom edge: "Bridges - Melan Arch Bridge ca 1920"CreatorunidentifiedSubjectTopeka (Kan.)Dateca 1920FormatjpgLanguageEnglishGeographic 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 BridgeAdmin
Ingest Date08/19/2025
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unidentified, Melan Bridge, circa 1920 (ca 1920). Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 17/03/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/5887