Railroad Bridges in Wyandotte CountyKansas
Wyandotte County is located in east central Kansas, and is one of the principal counties of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The seat and largest city are both Kansas City (Kansas).
Random Bridges
Highline Approach Viaduct (UP Connection)
Highline Approach Viaduct (UP Connection)
This deck plate girder viaduct serves as a wye off the main west approach viaduct to the Highline Bridge
Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas
Owner: Kansas City Terminal Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1918
by
American Bridge Company of New York; D. Munro of Kansas City, Missouri and Kelly-Atkinson Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois
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Railroad/Original Owner: Kansas City Terminal Railway
Design: 10 span deck plate girder viaduct
Deck plate girder viaduct over Berger Avenue
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Highline Approach Viaduct (West)
Highline Approach Viaduct (West)
This large Pratt through truss and deck girder viaduct serves as the western approach to the Highline Bridge
Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas
Owner: Kansas City Terminal Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1918
by
American Bridge Company of New York; D. Munro of Kansas City, Missouri and Kelly-Atkinson Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Kansas City Terminal Railway
Design: Pratt through truss and deck plate girder viaduct
Pratt through truss and deck girder viaduct over various railroads and streets
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Highline Bridge
Highline Bridge
(Kansas City Terminal Railway Bridge)
This unique double deck bridge crosses the Kansas River as part of a longer series of viaducts
Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas
Owner: Kansas City Terminal Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1917-1919
by
American Bridge Company of New York; D. Munro of Kansas City, Missouri and Kelly-Atkinson Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Kansas City Terminal Railway
Design: 2-300' double deck Baltimore through trusses and 132' Warren deck truss
Double deck Baltimore through truss bridge over Kansas River
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KCS Kansas River Bridge
KCS Kansas River Bridge
This massive Parker through truss bridge crosses the Kansas River at the end of Ohio Street
Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas
Owner: City of Kansas City (Kansas)
Status: Abandoned
Built 1916
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Kansas City Bridge Company of Kansas City, Missouri
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Kansas City Southern Railway
Design: 2-300' Parker through trusses and 235' spread Warren through truss
Parker through truss bridge over Kansas River
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KCT 2nd Street Bridge
KCT 2nd Street Bridge
This concrete stringer bridge carries the Kansas City Terminal Railway across 2nd Street
Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas
Owner: Kansas City Terminal Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1918
by
D. Munro of Kansas City, Missouri
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Kansas City Terminal Railway
Design: 35' concrete stringer and 2-14' concrete slab
Concrete stringer bridge over 2nd Street
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