Railroad Bridges in , Kansas


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Pine Street Overpass (Melvern)

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Pine Street Overpass (Melvern)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #79.7)

This Pratt through truss bridge was constructed using a secondhand railroad span to carry Pine Street

Melvern, Osage County, Kansas

Owner: City of Melvern

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1909 using a span fabricated c. 1890

by

Unknown

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
140' Pratt through truss

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over BNSF Railway

Significance:

Regional

West Emma Creek Interurban Bridge

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West Emma Creek Interurban Bridge

(Arkansas Valley Interurban Railway West Emma Creek Bridge)

This abandoned closed spandrel concrete arch bridge crosses West Emma Creek along 36th Street east of Halstead

Halstead, Harvey County, Kansas

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1911

by

Interurban Construction Company of Wichita, Kansas

for

Arkansas Valley Interurban Railway

Design:
3-56' closed spandrel concrete arches

Description:
Abandoned closed spandrel concrete arch bridge over West Emma Creek

Significance:

Moderate

UP Bridge #171.68

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UP Bridge #171.68

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #171.68)

This small steel stringer bridge crosses an unnamed drainage ditch east of Solomon

Solomon, Dickinson County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1950

by

Unknown

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
20' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed drainage ditch

Significance:

Minimal

BNSF Buffalo Creek Bridge (Concordia)

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BNSF Buffalo Creek Bridge (Concordia)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #117.3)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Buffalo Creek northwest of Concordia

Concordia, Cloud County, Kansas

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Unknown

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
3-60' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Buffalo Creek

Significance:

Local

East Emma Creek Interurban Bridge

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East Emma Creek Interurban Bridge

(Arkansas Valley Interurban Railway East Emma Creek Bridge)

This abandoned closed spandrel concrete arch bridge crosses East Emma Creek along 36th Street east of Halstead

Halstead, Harvey County, Kansas

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1911

by

Interurban Construction Company of Wichita, Kansas

for

Arkansas Valley Interurban Railway

Design:
3-56' closed spandrel concrete arches

Description:
Abandoned closed spandrel concrete arch bridge over East Emma Creek

Significance:

Moderate

UP Deep Creek Bridge (Belvue)

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UP Deep Creek Bridge (Belvue)

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #94.98)

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:

Local

UP Welch Creek Bridge (Belvue)

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UP Welch Creek Bridge (Belvue)

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #96.72)

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 1907

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
60' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Welch Creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF East Emma Creek Bridge

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BNSF East Emma Creek Bridge

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #191.12)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses East Emma Creek east of Halstead

Halstead, Harvey County, Kansas

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1907

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
2-56' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over East Emma Creek

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

Minneapolis Pegram Truss Bridge

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Minneapolis Pegram Truss Bridge

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #23.65)

This Pegram through truss bridge is one of two Pegram spans in Kansas

Minneapolis, Ottawa County, Kansas

Owner: Kyle Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1914 using a span fabricated 1893

by

Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
148' Pegram through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pegram through truss bridge over Pipe Creek

Significance:

National