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)
UP Smoky Hill River Bridge (Salina)
This Schaub variant through truss crosses the Smoky Hill River in Salina
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1903
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Missouri Pacific Railroad
Design: 124' Schaub variant through truss and timber pile trestle
Schaub variant through truss over Smoky Hill River
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UP Saline River Bridge (New Cambria)
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
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Design: 138' quadrangular lattice through truss and steel stringer
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Saline River
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SKOL Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge
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
for
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)
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Abandoned Branch Caney River Arch
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
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UP Lost Creek Bridge (Belvue)
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
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Design: 60' through plate girder
Through plate girder bridge over Lost Creek
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