South of Ashland, Kansas the Rock Island Bridge is the longest railroad bridge of its kind. It measures 1,200 feet long and is 100 feet above the Cimarron River.
•
Kansas produced a record 492.2 million bushels of wheat in 1997, enough to make 35.9 billion loaves of bread.
•
A ball of twine in Cawker City, Kansas measures over 38' in circumference and weighs more than 16,750 pounds and is still growing.