This abandoned Pratt through truss bridge crosses 110 Mile Creek north of Quenemo

Quenemo, Osage County, Kansas

Owner: Osage County

Status: Abandoned, Awaiting Future Trail Development

Built c. 1920 using a span fabricated c. 1890

by

Unknown

for

Missouri Pacific Railroad

Design:
110' Pratt through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over 110 Mile Creek

Significance:

This small through plate girder bridge crosses SE 15th Street in Topeka

Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1929

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
1-41' through plate girder and 2-8' steel stringers

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over SE 15th Street

Significance:

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 Pratt through truss bridge once crossed the Marais des Cygnes River east of Quenemo

Quenemo, Osage County, Kansas

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1905

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
150' Pratt through truss, concrete slab and steel stringer

Description:
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Marais des Cygnes River

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge is the northern of two parallel bridges over Golden Avenue on the east side of Topeka

Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
75' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Golden Avenue (former Shunganunga Creek)

Significance:

This unique Pennsylvania through truss bridge has been creatively reused as a landmark pedestrian crossing over the Kansas River

Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas

Owner: City of Kansas City (Kansas)

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1905 and 1921

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
2-302' Pennsylvania through trusses and 140' Baltimore through truss

Description:
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Kansas River

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses Mud Creek alongside 1st Avenue in Abilene

Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1905 and 1959

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
5-50' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Mud Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Spindler Creek along Barber Road west of New Albany

New Albany, Wilson County, Kansas

Owner: South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad

Status: Abandoned

Built c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

St. Louis–San Francisco Railway

Design:
44' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Spindler Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Pennsylvania Avenue (US Highway 75) in Independence

Independence, Montgomery County, Kansas

Owner: South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1907

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
1-60' and 2-20' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Pennsylvania Avenue (US Highway 75)

Significance:

This stone arch bridge crosses an unnamed creek on the northeast side of Benedict

Benedict, Wilson County, Kansas

Owner: Sunflower Rail-Trails Conservancy

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1899

by

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
14' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance: