This Parker through truss bridge once crossed the Marais Des Cygnes River southwest of Pomona

Pomona, Franklin 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:
200' Parker through truss

Description:
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Marais Des Cygnes River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the Prairie Spirit Rail Trail over Deer Creek near Carlyle

Carlyle, Allen County, Kansas

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:

This large Parker through truss bridge carries an abandoned railroad across the Marmaton River in Fort Scott

Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas

Owner: City of Fort Scott

Status: Abandoned

Built c. 1910

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

for

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway

Design:
190' Parker through truss and timber trestle

Description:
Parker through truss bridge over Marmaton River

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge crossed Mud Creek along Cherry Street in Abilene

Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1959

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
1-52', 1-50' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Lost steel stringer bridge over Mud Creek

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 concrete arch bridge crosses an unnamed branch of Lime Creek on the north side of Herington

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 Railroad

Design:
25' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over unnamed branch of Lime Creek

Significance:

This Pratt through truss bridge carries the BNSF Joplin Branch over the Spring River

Galena, Cherokee County, Kansas

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1897

by

A&P Roberts Company (Pencoyd Iron Works) of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania

for

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway

Design:
150' Pratt through truss, 85' through plate girder and trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Spring River

Significance:

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries a trail over the Smoky Hill River in Lindsborg

Lindsborg, McPherson County, Kansas

Owner: City of Lindsborg

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1902

by

Unknown

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
150' quadrangular lattice through truss and steel stringer

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Smoky Hill River

Significance:

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 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: