This large Warren through truss bridge crosses the Republican River in Scandia

Scandia, Republic County, Kansas

Owner: Kyle Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1904

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
3-155' Warren through trusses

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Republican River

Significance:

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

by

Union Bridge Company of Athens, Pennsylvania and unknown

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
164' double-barreled Pratt through truss and 2-60' deck plate girders

Description:
Double-barreled Pratt through truss bridge over Elm Creek

Significance:

This Pratt through truss bridge carries the BNSF Joplin Branch over the Spring River

Galena, Cherokee County, Kansas

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1897

by

A&P Roberts Company (Pencoyd Iron Works) of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania

for

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway

Design:
150' Pratt through truss, 85' through plate girder and trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Spring River

Significance:

This Pratt through truss bridge crosses the Verdigris River on the southeast side of Neodesha

Neodesha, Wilson County, Kansas

Owner:

Status: In Use

Built 1905

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

for

St. Louis–San Francisco Railway

Design:
164' Pratt through truss and 4-33' deck plate girders

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Verdigris River

Significance:

This Pratt through truss bridge reopened in 2020 after being damaged in a derailment in 2015

Concordia, Cloud County, Kansas

Owner: Kyle Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Missouri Pacific Railroad

Design:
155' Pratt through truss, 155' and 90' through plate girders, steel stringer and trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Republican River

Significance:

This Pratt through bridge is the northern of two parallel bridges across the Kansas River

Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900 and 1911

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Union Bridge & Contracting Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Missouri Pacific Railroad

Design:
3-180', 1-196' Pratt through trusses and 22' steel stringer

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Kansas River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries an abandoned railroad over a former alignment of US Highway 56

Delavan, Morris County, Kansas

Owner: Morris County

Status: Abandoned, Awaiting Future Trail Development

Built 1931

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Industrial Construction Company of St. Louis, Missouri

for

Missouri Pacific Railroad

Design:
70' deck plate girder and concrete slab

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over former US Highway 56

Significance:

This massive Warren through truss bridge is the northernmost crossing of the Walnut River in Winfield

Winfield, Cowley County, Kansas

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1921

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
149' Warren through truss and concrete modular girder

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Walnut River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Deep Creek along US Highway 24

Belvue, Pottawatomie County, Kansas

Owner:

Status: In Use

Built 1905 and 1938

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Paxton-Vierling Steel Company of Omaha, Nebraska

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
1-50', 1-35', 1-30' deck plate girders and 1-30' steel stringer

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Deep Creek

Significance:

This large abandoned concrete arch is one of the remaining bridges from the Southwest Missouri Electric Railway in the area

Lowell, Cherokee County, Kansas

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1918

by

Unknown

for

Southwest Missouri Electric Railway

Design:
5-80' concrete arches

Description:
Abandoned concrete arch bridge over Shoal Creek

Significance: