Sardou Bridge

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Sardou Bridge
Coordinates 39°04′02″N95°39′04″W / 39.0672°N 95.6510°W / 39.0672; -95.6510 Coordinates: 39°04′02″N95°39′04″W / 39.0672°N 95.6510°W / 39.0672; -95.6510
Carries2 lanes of Sardou Ave.
Crosses Kansas River
LocaleTopeka, Kansas
Characteristics
DesignUnknown
History
Opened1961 (current span)

The Sardou Bridge is an automobile crossing of the Kansas River at Topeka, Kansas.

Kansas River river in northeastern Kansas, United States

The Kansas River, also known as the Kaw, is a river in northeastern Kansas in the United States. It is the southwestern-most part of the Missouri River drainage, which is in turn the northwestern-most portion of the extensive Mississippi River drainage. Its two names both come from the Kanza (Kaw) people who once inhabited the area; Kansas was one of the anglicizations of the French transcription Cansez of the original kką:ze. The city of Kansas City, Missouri, was named for the river, as was later the state of Kansas.

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History

The Sardou Bridge was built in 1899. [1] It was named after Freeman Sardou, an early developer of the Oakland area. [2] The first span of the bridge was destroyed by the 1903 flood, and its replacement washed away in the Great Flood of 1951. [1] The current span opened in 1961, with the opening ceremony ribbon cut by Sardou's great-great-grandson George Robert Sardou. [3]

Great Flood of 1951 July 1951 flooding of the Kansas River in the U.S. state of Kansas

In mid-July 1951, heavy rains led to a great rise of water in the Kansas River and other surrounding areas of the central United States. Flooding resulted in the Kansas, Neosho, Marais Des Cygnes, and Verdigris river basins. The damage in June and July 1951 exceeded $935 million in an area covering eastern Kansas and Missouri, which, adjusting for inflation, is nearly $8.52 billion in 2016. The flood resulted in the loss of 17 lives and displaced 518,000 people.

Description

The bridge carries two lanes, one east, one west, over the river, and its banks. It is on the outer eastern part of the city. On the north side, it leads to NE Morse Avenue, and on the south to NE Sardou Avenue. The bridge connects the North Topeka and Oakland communities. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Duncan, Spencer L. Duncan (2005). Historic Shawnee County: The Story of Topeka & Shawnee County. Historical Publishing Network. p. 20. ISBN   1-893619-43-5 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "Charles Sardou". Topeka State Journal . March 14, 1966. p. 10 – via Find a Grave.
  3. ↑ Hall, Mike (December 16, 2002). "Former Oaklander writes area's history". The Topeka Capital-Journal . Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  4. ↑ "City plans open house for Sardou Bridge project". The Topeka Capital-Journal . December 14, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
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