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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Abandoned Fivemile Creek Bridge
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Abandoned Fivemile Creek Bridge

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #19.64)

This large brick lined stone arch bridge crosses Fivemile Creek near Limit Street

Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas

Owner: City of Leavenworth

Status: Abandoned

Built 1900

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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Railroad/Original Owner:

Design: 2-30' brick lined stone arches

Brick lined stone arch bridge over Fivemile Creek

Significance:

Local

Coffeyville Railroad Bridge (South)
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Coffeyville Railroad Bridge (South)

(Missouri Pacific Railroad Bridge #37)

This Warren through truss bridge is the southern railroad bridge over the Verdigris River in Coffeyville

Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas

Owner: South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad

Status: Closed to all Traffic

Built 1910

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Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Missouri Pacific Railroad

Design: 150' Warren through truss, 2-47' deck plate girders and trestle

Warren through truss bridge over Verdigris River

Significance:

Regional

BNSF Bridge #34.1
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BNSF Bridge #34.1

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #34A)

This brick lined stone arch bridge crosses an unnamed creek east of Lecompton

Lecompton, Douglas County, Kansas

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1896

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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Railroad/Original Owner:

Design: 12' brick lined stone arch

Brick lined stone arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

UP Vane Road Bridge
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UP Vane Road Bridge

This concrete slab bridge utilizes a concrete fascia to appear as a concrete arch

Herington, Dickinson County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1923

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Cedar Rapids Construction Company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design: 20' concrete slab

Concrete slab bridge over Vane Road

Significance:

Local

Southwind Rail Trail - Elm Creek Bridge
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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

Iola, Allen County, Kansas

Owner: Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1890 and 1900; strengthened 1921 using trusses fabricated 1898

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Union Bridge Company of Athens, Pennsylvania and unknown

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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

Significance:

High