Railroad Bridges in , Kansas


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Topeka Railroad Bridge (West)

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Topeka Railroad Bridge (West)

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #89.20)

This unique Warren through truss bridge is the western railroad bridge across the Kansas River in Topeka

Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1903 and 1952 using spans fabricated c. 1905

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
6-153' Warren through trusses

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Kansas River

Significance:

Regional

BNSF Kill Creek Bridge (South)

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BNSF Kill Creek Bridge (South)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #10.8)

This deck 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 1942

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
1-42', 2-30' deck plate girder and steel stringer

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Kill Creek

Significance:

Local

Old Katy Bridge

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Old Katy Bridge

(MKT Lyon Creek Bridge)

This Pratt through truss bridge now carries a road over Lyon Creek south of Junction City

Junction City, Geary County, Kansas

Owner: Geary County

Status: Open to Automobile Traffic

Built 1895

by

Pencoyd Bridge & Construction Company of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania

for

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway

Design:
130' Pratt through truss

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Lyon Creek

Significance:

Regional

BNSF Central Avenue Bridge (Mulvane)

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BNSF Central Avenue Bridge (Mulvane)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #220C)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Central Avenue on the south side of Mulvane

Mulvane, Sumner County, Kansas

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1927

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
40' deck plate girder and concrete modular slab

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Central Avenue

Significance:

Local

SKOL Big Hill Creek Bridge

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SKOL Big Hill Creek Bridge

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #12A)

This Pratt through truss bridge crosses Big Hill Creek north of Coffeyville

Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas

Owner: South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1925 using a span fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
149' Pratt through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Big Hill Creek

Significance:

Moderate

Highline Approach Viaduct (West)

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Highline Approach Viaduct (West)

This large Pratt through truss and deck girder viaduct serves as the western approach to the Highline Bridge

Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas

Owner: Kansas City Terminal Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1918

by

American Bridge Company of New York; D. Munro of Kansas City, Missouri and Kelly-Atkinson Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Kansas City Terminal Railway

Design:
Pratt through truss and deck plate girder viaduct

Description:
Pratt through truss and deck girder viaduct over various railroads and streets

Significance:

Regional

UP Smoky Hill River Bridge (Salina)

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UP Smoky Hill River Bridge (Salina)

This Schaub variant through truss crosses the Smoky Hill River in Salina

Salina, Saline County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Missouri Pacific Railroad

Design:
124' Schaub variant through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Schaub variant through truss over Smoky Hill River

Significance:

High

Linear Trail - Wildcat Creek Bridge (North)

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Linear Trail - Wildcat Creek Bridge (North)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1464-C)

This Warren through truss bridge carries the Linear Trail over Wildcat Creek along Seth Child Road

Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas

Owner: City of Manhattan

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built c. 1905

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
124' Warren through truss

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Wildcat Creek

Significance:

Moderate

Republican River Pegram Truss Bridge

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Republican River Pegram Truss Bridge

(190th Road Bridge)

This historic Pegram through truss bridge carries 190th Road over the Republican River east of Concordia

Concordia, Cloud County, Kansas

Owner: Cloud County

Status: Open to Automobile Traffic

Built c. 1913 using spans fabricated 1893 and c. 1900

by

Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware and Unknown

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
203' Pegram through truss and 2-128' quadrangular lattice through trusses

Description:
Historic Pegram through truss bridge over Republican River

Significance:

National

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