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:

This concrete stringer bridge carries the Kansas City Terminal Railway across 2nd Street

Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas

Owner: Kansas City Terminal Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1918

by

D. Munro of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Kansas City Terminal Railway

Design:
35' concrete stringer and 2-14' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete stringer bridge over 2nd Street

Significance:

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:

This steel stringer bridge crosses 3rd Street in Fort Scott

Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1925

by

Unknown

for

St. Louis–San Francisco Railway

Design:
1-40', 1-15', 1-12' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 3rd Street

Significance:

This Pratt through truss bridge crosses the Verdigris River on the southeast side of Neodesha

Neodesha, Wilson County, Kansas

Owner:

Status: In Use

Built 1905

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

for

St. Louis–San Francisco Railway

Design:
164' Pratt through truss and 4-33' deck plate girders

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Verdigris River

Significance:

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge crosses the Republican River between Junction City and Fort Riley

Junction City, Geary County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
2-138' quadrangular lattice through trusses

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Republican River

Significance:

This small stone arch bridge crosses Riley Creek between St. Marys and Belvue

St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
16' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Riley Creek

Significance:

This historic through truss bridge was relocated from an unknown location by a rancher who wanted to preserve history

Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Open to Private Traffic

Built 1950 using a span fabricated 1887

by

Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Works of Leavenworth, Kansas

for

Unknown Railroad

Design:
170' Pratt through truss

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Mill Creek

Significance:

This abandoned concrete arch bridge crosses Martin Creek on the east side of Edgerton

Edgerton, Johnson County, Kansas

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Abandoned

Built 1912

by

Unknown

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
24' concrete arch

Description:
Abandoned concrete arch bridge over Martin Creek

Significance:

This former railroad stone arch bridge carries Road 11 over an unnamed creek

Elgin, Chautauqua County, Kansas

Owner: Chautauqua County

Status: Open to Automobile Traffic

Built 1900

by

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
18' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance: