Railroad Bridges in , Kansas
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BNSF Golden Avenue Bridge (North)
BNSF Golden Avenue Bridge (North)
(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #51A1)
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:
Southwind Rail Trail - Elm Creek Bridge
Southwind Rail Trail - Elm Creek Bridge
(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #110B)
This unique double-barreled Pratt through truss bridge carries the Southwind Rail Trail across Elm Creek
Owner: Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Status: Open to Trail Traffic
Built 1890 and 1900; strengthened 1921 using trusses fabricated 1898
by
Union Bridge Company of Athens, Pennsylvania and unknown
for
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Design:
164' double-barreled Pratt through truss and 2-60' deck plate girders
Description:
Double-barreled Pratt through truss bridge over Elm Creek
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BNSF 3rd Street Bridge (Fort Scott)
BNSF 3rd Street Bridge (Fort Scott)
(St. Louis–San Francisco Railway Bridge #98.8)
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:
Future Flint Hills Nature Trail - Old US-56 Bridge
Future Flint Hills Nature Trail - Old US-56 Bridge
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:
Abandoned Spindler Creek Bridge
Abandoned Spindler Creek Bridge
(St. Louis–San Francisco Railway Bridge #F421.0)
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:
Pine Street Overpass (Melvern)
Pine Street Overpass (Melvern)
(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #79.7)
This Pratt through truss bridge was constructed using a secondhand railroad span to carry Pine Street
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:
Minneapolis Pegram Truss Bridge
Minneapolis Pegram Truss Bridge
(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #23.65)
This Pegram through truss bridge is one of two Pegram spans in Kansas
Minneapolis, Ottawa County, Kansas
Owner: Kyle Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1914 using a span fabricated 1893
by
Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware
for
Union Pacific Railroad
Design:
148' Pegram through truss and timber pile trestle
Description:
Pegram through truss bridge over Pipe Creek
Significance:
UP Branch Lime Creek Arch
UP Branch Lime Creek Arch
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
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UP Smoky Hill River Bridge (Salina)
UP Smoky Hill River Bridge (Salina)
This Schaub variant through truss crosses the Smoky Hill River in Salina
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1903
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Design:
124' Schaub variant through truss and timber pile trestle
Description:
Schaub variant through truss over Smoky Hill River
Significance:
BNSF East Emma Creek Bridge
BNSF East Emma Creek Bridge
(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #191.12)
This deck plate girder bridge crosses East Emma Creek east of Halstead
Halstead, Harvey County, Kansas
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1907
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Design:
2-56' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over East Emma Creek
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