Railroad Bridges in Kansas


Kansas is a state located in the Great Plains of the Midwest. Numerous railroads throughout the state serve a diverse variety of industries.

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UP Smoky Hill River Bridge (Salina)

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UP Smoky Hill River Bridge (Salina)

This Schaub variant through truss crosses the Smoky Hill River in Salina

Salina, Saline County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1903

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American Bridge Company of New York

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Railroad/Original Owner: Missouri Pacific Railroad

Design: 124' Schaub variant through truss and timber pile trestle

Schaub variant through truss over Smoky Hill River

Significance:

High

UP Saline River Bridge (New Cambria)

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UP Saline River Bridge (New Cambria)

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #181.12)

This quadrangular lattice through truss crosses the Saline River along Old US Highway 40 near New Cambria

New Cambria, Saline County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Design: 138' quadrangular lattice through truss and steel stringer

Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Saline River

Significance:

Moderate

SKOL Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge

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SKOL Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #165B)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Pennsylvania Avenue (US Highway 75) in Independence

Independence, Montgomery County, Kansas

Owner: South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1907

by

American Bridge Company of New York

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Railroad/Original Owner: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design: 1-60' and 2-20' deck plate girders

Deck plate girder bridge over Pennsylvania Avenue (US Highway 75)

Significance:

Local

Abandoned Branch Caney River Arch

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Abandoned Branch Caney River Arch

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #25C)

This abandoned stone arch bridge crosses an unnamed branch of Caney River west of Elgin

Elgin, Chautauqua County, Kansas

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1899

by

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Railroad/Original Owner:

Design: 14' stone arch

Stone arch bridge over unnamed branch of Caney River

Significance:

Local

UP Lost Creek Bridge (Belvue)

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UP Lost Creek Bridge (Belvue)

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #97.13)

This through plate girder bridge is one of four similar structures east of Belvue

Belvue, Pottawatomie County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1906

by

American Bridge Company of New York

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Railroad/Original Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Design: 60' through plate girder

Through plate girder bridge over Lost Creek

Significance:

Local