Railroad Bridges in , Kansas
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Prairie Spirit Rail Trail - Deer Creek Bridge
Prairie Spirit Rail Trail - Deer Creek Bridge
(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #105B)
This deck plate girder bridge carries the Prairie Spirit Rail Trail over Deer Creek near Carlyle
Owner: Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Status: Open to Trail Traffic
Built 1898 and 1947
by
Unknown
for
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Design:
3-70' deck plate girder and 2-26' steel stringer spans
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Deer Creek, Adams Street and South Dakota Road
Significance:
UP Bourbonais Creek Bridge (St. Marys)
UP Bourbonais Creek Bridge (St. Marys)
(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #88.75)
This through plate girder bridge crosses Bourbonais Creek along US Highway 24 east of St. Marys
St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1902 and 1946
by
Unknown and Paxton-Vierling Iron Works of Omaha, Nebraska
for
Union Pacific Railroad
Design:
35' through plate girder and 2-30' steel stringers
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Bourbonais Creek
Significance:
BNSF Lexington Avenue Bridge
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:
BNSF Kill Creek Bridge (South)
BNSF Kill Creek Bridge (South)
(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #10.8)
This deck 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 1942
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Design:
1-42', 2-30' deck plate girder and steel stringer
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Kill Creek
Significance:
UP Mud Creek Bridge (Fall Leaf)
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:
KCS Kansas River Bridge
KCS Kansas River Bridge
This massive Parker through truss bridge crosses the Kansas River at the end of Ohio Street
Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas
Owner: City of Kansas City (Kansas)
Status: Abandoned
Built 1916
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Kansas City Bridge Company of Kansas City, Missouri
for
Kansas City Southern Railway
Design:
2-300' Parker through trusses and 235' spread Warren through truss
Description:
Parker through truss bridge over Kansas River
Significance:
UP Saline River Bridge (New Cambria)
UP Saline River Bridge (New Cambria)
(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #181.12)
This quadrangular lattice through truss crosses the Saline River along Old US Highway 40 near New Cambria
New Cambria, Saline County, Kansas
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1902
by
Unknown
for
Union Pacific Railroad
Design:
138' quadrangular lattice through truss and steel stringer
Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Saline River
Significance:
BNSF Rock Creek Bridge (Rock)
BNSF Rock Creek Bridge (Rock)
(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #217B)
This large Warren through truss bridge crosses Rock Creek near the town of Rock
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built c. 1940
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Design:
Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Rock Creek
Significance:
RI Deep Creek Bridge (Zeandale)
RI Deep Creek Bridge (Zeandale)
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1343-C)
This abandoned through girder bridge crosses Deep Creek east of Zeandale
Zeandale, Riley County, Kansas
Owner: Private Owner
Status: Abandoned
Built c. 1910
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
74' and 60' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Deep Creek
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UP Vane Road Bridge
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: