Railroad Bridges in , Kansas


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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

by

Unknown

for

Missouri Pacific Railroad

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

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Verdigris River

Significance:

Regional

SKOL Park Boulevard Bridge

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SKOL Park Boulevard Bridge

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #164D)

This concrete slab bridge crosses Park Boulevard in Independence

Independence, Montgomery County, Kansas

Owner: South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1918

by

Unknown

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
4 span concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Park Boulevard

Significance:

Local

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

by

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
12' brick lined stone arch

Description:
Brick lined stone arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

Future Flint Hills Nature Trail - Old US-56 Bridge

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Future Flint Hills Nature Trail - Old US-56 Bridge

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:

Local

Abandoned Fall River Bridge

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Abandoned Fall River Bridge

(St. Louis–San Francisco Railway Bridge #F421.8)

This abandoned through truss bridge crosses the Fall River and 1450 Road west of New Albany

New Albany, Wilson County, Kansas

Owner: South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad

Status: Abandoned

Built 1905

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

for

St. Louis–San Francisco Railway

Design:
164' Pratt through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Fall River

Significance:

Moderate

Paxico Railroad Bridge

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Paxico Railroad Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1165)

This unique double track Warren through truss bridge crosses Mill Creek near Paxico

Paxico, Wabaunsee County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1905 and widened 1923

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
127' Warren through truss, steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Mill Creek

Significance:

Moderate

KYLE 140th Road Bridge

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KYLE 140th Road Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1928)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses 140th Road between Belleville and Scandia

Belleville, Republic County, Kansas

Owner: Kyle Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1911 and 1940

by

Unknown and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
1-60' and 1-25' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 140 Road

Significance:

Local

Prairie Spirit Rail Trail - Deer Creek Bridge

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Prairie Spirit Rail Trail - Deer Creek Bridge

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #105B)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the Prairie Spirit Rail Trail over Deer Creek near Carlyle

Carlyle, Allen County, Kansas

Owner: Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1898 and 1947

by

Unknown

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
3-70' deck plate girder and 2-26' steel stringer spans

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Deer Creek, Adams Street and South Dakota Road

Significance:

Local

SKOL Neosho River Bridge (Chanute)

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SKOL Neosho River Bridge (Chanute)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #123A)

This Pratt through truss bridge crosses the Neosho River north of Chanute

Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas

Owner: South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad

Status: In Use

1899

by

Unknown

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
172' Pratt through truss, deck plate girder and steel stringer

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Neosho River

Significance:

Moderate

UP Kansas River Bridge (Kansas City, North)

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UP Kansas River Bridge (Kansas City, North)

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #286.16)

This large through truss bridge is the easternmost railroad bridge across the Kansas River

Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1903 and 1922

by

Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

for

Chicago Great Western Railway and Missouri Pacific Railway

Design:
246' spread Warren through truss, 3-200' Pratt through truss, 80' through plate girder and 2-16' concrete slab

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Kansas River

Significance:

Regional