Railroad Bridges in , Kansas


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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

BNSF Lexington Avenue Bridge

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BNSF Lexington Avenue Bridge

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:

Regional

Abandoned Branch Caney River Arch

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Abandoned Branch Caney River Arch

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #25C)

This abandoned stone arch bridge crosses an unnamed branch of Caney River west of Elgin

Elgin, Chautauqua County, Kansas

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1899

by

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
14' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over unnamed branch of Caney River

Significance:

Local

UP Lost Creek Bridge (Belvue)

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UP Lost Creek Bridge (Belvue)

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #97.13)

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 1906

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
60' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Lost Creek

Significance:

Local

SKOL Mill Dam Road Bridge

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SKOL Mill Dam Road Bridge

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #153B)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Mill Dam Road and an overflow from Salt Creek in Fredonia

Fredonia, Wilson County, Kansas

Owner: South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

Unknown

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
54' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Mill Dam Road

Significance:

Local

BNSF Kill Creek Bridge (North)

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BNSF Kill Creek Bridge (North)

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

This through 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 1907

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
106' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Kill Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Mud Creek Bridge (Fall Leaf)

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UP Mud Creek Bridge (Fall Leaf)

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #35.95)

This through plate girder bridge crosses Mud Creek between Fall Leaf and Lawrence

Fall Leaf, Leavenworth County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1906 and 1977

by

Unknown

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
1-84' and 1-60' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Mud Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Vane Road Bridge

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UP Vane Road Bridge

This concrete slab bridge utilizes a concrete fascia to appear as a concrete arch

Herington, Dickinson County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1923

by

Cedar Rapids Construction Company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
20' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Vane Road

Significance:

Local

BNSF 29th Street Bridge (Topeka)

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BNSF 29th Street Bridge (Topeka)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #53A)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses 29th Street and Butcher Creek on the south side of 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:
60' deck plate girder and concrete modular girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 29th Street and Butcher Creek

Significance:

Local

SKOL 11th Street Bridge

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SKOL 11th Street Bridge

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #16G)

This recycled turntable is now used as a bridge across 11th Street (US Highways 166/169) in Coffeyville

Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas

Owner: South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1958 using a secondhand turntable fabricated c. 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
75' recycled turntable through plate girder

Description:
Recycled turntable through girder bridge over 11th Street (US Highways 166/169)

Significance:

Moderate