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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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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Southwind Rail Trail - Elm Creek Bridge
Southwind Rail Trail - Elm Creek Bridge
(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #110B)
This unique double-barreled Pratt through truss bridge carries the Southwind Rail Trail across Elm Creek
Owner: Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Status: Open to Trail Traffic
Built 1890 and 1900; strengthened 1921 using trusses fabricated 1898
by
Union Bridge Company of Athens, Pennsylvania and unknown
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Design: 164' double-barreled Pratt through truss and 2-60' deck plate girders
Double-barreled Pratt through truss bridge over Elm Creek
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Pine Street Overpass (Melvern)
Pine Street Overpass (Melvern)
(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #79.7)
This Pratt through truss bridge was constructed using a secondhand railroad span to carry Pine Street
Owner: City of Melvern
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1909 using a span fabricated c. 1890
by
Unknown
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Design: 140' Pratt through truss
Pratt through truss bridge over BNSF Railway
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BNSF Kill Creek Bridge (North)
BNSF Kill Creek Bridge (North)
(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #10.8)
This through plate girder bridge is one of two parallel bridges across Kill Creek in De Soto
De Soto, Johnson County, Kansas
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1907
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Design: 106' through plate girder
Through plate girder bridge over Kill Creek
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BNSF Buffalo Creek Bridge (Concordia)
BNSF Buffalo Creek Bridge (Concordia)
(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #117.3)
This deck plate girder bridge crosses Buffalo Creek northwest of Concordia
Concordia, Cloud County, Kansas
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1900
by
Unknown
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Design: 3-60' deck plate girders
Deck plate girder bridge over Buffalo Creek
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