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:

This Baltimore through truss bridge crosses Stranger Creek southeast of Linwood

Linwood, Leavenworth County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1905

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
138' Baltimore through truss

Description:
Baltimore through truss bridge over Stranger Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Mill Creek and Bouchey Road east of Maple Hill

Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1924 using spans fabricated c. 1900 and 1924

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
2-61', 1-44' and1-33' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Mill Creek and Bouchey Road

Significance:

This Warren pony truss bridge carries an inactive spur over Lexington Avenue in De Soto

De Soto, Johnson County, Kansas

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Closed to all Traffic

Built 1940 using a span fabricated 1907

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
105' Warren pony truss

Description:
Warren pony truss bridge over Lexington Avenue

Significance:

This abandoned through truss bridge crosses the Republican River east of Concordia

Concordia, Cloud County, Kansas

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1905 using secondhand spans fabricated 1894

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
3-132' Pratt through trusses

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Republican River

Significance:

This Pratt through truss bridge will one day carry the Osage Cuetas Trail across the Verdigris River west of Benedict

Benedict, Wilson County, Kansas

Owner: Sunflower Rail-Trails Conservancy

Status: Abandoned, Awaiting Future Trail Development

Built 1900

by

Unknown

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
173' Pratt through truss and 2-60' deck plate girder

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Verdigris River

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses Bell Creek east of Solomon

Solomon, Dickinson County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
50' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Bell Creek

Significance:

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:

This quadrangular lattice through truss carries a tourist railroad over the Smoky Hill River west of Abilene

Enterprise, Dickinson County, Kansas

Owner: Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1887

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska Railway

Design:
2-110' quadrangular lattice through trusses and trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Smoky Hill River

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge crosses Wilder Road near Holliday Junction

Holliday, Johnson County, Kansas

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1953

by

Ryerson & Son Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
32' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Wilder Road

Significance: