Mighty Samson
The Samson
Bridge was erected in 1939, by the railroads to cross the Cimarron
River. It was built three miles east of Arkalon as a potential
railroad crossing. When the original railroad crossing at Arkalon
was flooded, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska railway diverted
the railroad track to the Samson Bridge. The Bridge helped speed
the commerce of the Southwest to its destination. Called the Samson
of the Cimarron, the Mighty Samson is 1,268 feet long and was
considered an engineering marvel of the day. It is located 13
miles northeast of Liberal, off of Highway 54.
