Bridges of Leavenworth County

[Program of the presentation of the Army Navy E award to the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company for their production of landing craft during World War II. February 24, 1943. Original in the Kansas Room Cabinet]

Davis, William L. "Bridge Office and Depot" [photo] Leavenworth Times. April 13, 1986.

[Photocopy of a photo from an unknown newspaper of the pontoon bridge at Leavenworth in 1889]

[Photo of New Bridge Spanning the Missouri in 1955]

Thomas, Sandra L. "Historic Railroad Bridge Faces Uncertain Fate," Times Weekend, Jan. 11, 1987.

"A Road System Grows." Leavenworth Times. Ill., ND.

"History and Facts Regarding the Fort Leavenworth Bridge." Leavenworth Times. ND.

"In Step With Progress." Leavenworth Times. April 1, 1955.

"Ft. Leavenworth Bridge Closes After 83 Years." Leavenworth Times April 1, 1955.

"New Bridge Talks Revives Interest in One at Fort."  Leavenworth Times. n.d.

"We Have it All Right Here in . . . Historic Downtown Leavenworth!" [advertisement] n.d.

[A series of articles from an unknown newspaper on January 2 1894 about the new bridge at Leavenworth includes drawings and maps]

Combs, Mary S. "Bridge Withstands Test." Leavenworth Times. October 27, 1975.

[Small Section of Map Showing Lansing and Southern Leavenworth by the Missouri River]

[Photo copy of flood photo]

Johnston III, J. H. "Bridge Opened a Century Ago." Leavenworth Times. n.d.

"The Leavenworth Bridge." November 1986.

[Picture of bridge construction taken from a 1986 Leavenworth calendar]

Zeman, J. J. "End of the Line." [photo] Leavenworth Times. December 1, 1987.

[Photocopy of a photo from an unknown newspaper of the destruction of the bridge at Leavenworth n.d.]

Burk, Virgil. "New Look for the Bridge Tenders Building." City Beat. January 1995.

Gripka, Cathy. "Fort Bridge Spans History." Heritage August 1977.

[Photocopy of the back of a post card describing the history of the bridge at Fort Leavenworth, n.d.]

[A waterless decal of the Centennial Bridge n.d.]

[Photo from an unknown newspaper of a flood at Beverly n.d.]

[Photo of a bridge from an unknown newspaper, n.d.]

Larkin, Lew. "An Era Ends with a Big Splash." Kansas City Star. February 4, 1964.

Zeman, J. J. "The End of the Railroad." [photo] Leavenworth Times. December 16, 1987.

"Don't Cross This Bridge." Leavenworth Times. November 10, 1987.

"Covered Bridge As Part of the State System." n.d.

Cox, Tony. "Bridge Demolition Marks End of Era." Leavenworth Times. June 20, 1987.

Ruff, L. Candy. "Explosion Turns Page in City's History." Leavenworth Times. July 21, 1987.

Parish, Connie. "Celebration Planned at Visitor's Center." Leavenworth Times. March 31, 2005.(Centennial Bridge)

"Famous Pontoon Bridge Here Attracted Many Sightseers." Leavenworth Times. March 6, 1932.

"Top State Officials to Help Leavenworth Dedicate its New Centennial Bridge Saturday Morning." Leavenworth Times. April 1, 1955.

"Historic Bridge Comes Down on Missouri River." The Leader. August 27, 1987. (Terminal Bridge)