Railroad Bridges in Dickinson CountyKansas
Dickinson County is located in central Kansas. The seat and largest city are both Abilene.
Random Bridges
A&SV Smoky Hill River Bridge
A&SV Smoky Hill River Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1935-S)
This quadrangular lattice through truss carries a tourist railroad over the Smoky Hill River west of Abilene
Enterprise, Dickinson County, Kansas
Owner: Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1887
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska Railway
Design: 2-110' quadrangular lattice through trusses and trestle
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Smoky Hill River
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A&SV Stone Arch Culvert (Enterprise)
A&SV Stone Arch Culvert (Enterprise)
This small stone arch culvert crosses an unnamed creek east of Enterprise
Enterprise, Dickinson County, Kansas
Owner: Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad
Status: In Use
Built c. 1887
by
Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska Railway
Railroad/Original Owner:
Design: 6' stone arch culvert
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek
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BNSF Mud Creek Bridge (Abilene)
BNSF Mud Creek Bridge (Abilene)
(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #58.6)
This steel stringer bridge crossed Mud Creek along Cherry Street in Abilene
Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1959
by
Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Design: 1-52', 1-50' steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Lost steel stringer bridge over Mud Creek
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BNSF Mud Creek Bridge (Talmage, South)
BNSF Mud Creek Bridge (Talmage, South)
(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #64.2)
This through plate girder bridge crosses Mud Creek south of Talmage
Talmage, Dickinson County, Kansas
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1941 using a span fabricated c. 1905
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Design: 70' through plate girder and trestle
Through plate girder bridge over Mud Creek
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BNSF Smoky Hill River Bridge (Enterprise)
BNSF Smoky Hill River Bridge (Enterprise)
(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #52.4)
This through plate girder bridge crosses the Smoky Hill River in Enterprise
Enterprise, Dickinson County, Kansas
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1911
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Design: 2-103' through plate girder and concrete modular girder
Through plate girder bridge over Smoky Hill River
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