Railroad Bridges in , Kansas
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Linear Trail - Wildcat Creek Bridge (South)
Linear Trail - Wildcat Creek Bridge (South)
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1454-C)
This through plate girder bridge crosses Wildcat Creek on the southwest side of Manhattan
Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas
Owner: City of Manhattan
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built c. 1910
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
100' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Wildcat Creek
Significance:
UP Welch Creek Bridge (Belvue)
UP Welch Creek Bridge (Belvue)
(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #96.72)
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 1907
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Union Pacific Railroad
Design:
60' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Welch Creek
Significance:
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 15th Street Bridge (Topeka)
BNSF 15th Street Bridge (Topeka)
(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #51D)
This small through plate girder bridge crosses SE 15th Street in 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:
1-41' through plate girder and 2-8' steel stringers
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over SE 15th Street
Significance:
Neosho Generating Plant Railroad Bridge
Neosho Generating Plant Railroad Bridge
This abandoned Pratt through truss bridge once carried a railroad spur over the Neosho River
Strauss, Labette County, Kansas
Owner: Private Owner
Status: Abandoned
Built 1952 using secondhand spans fabricated c. 1900
by
Unknown
for
St. Louis–San Francisco Railway
Design:
150' Pratt through truss, 50' and 40' deck plate girders
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Neosho River
Significance:
UP K-4 Bridge
UP K-4 Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1702)
This deck girder and concrete skeleton abutment bridge crosses K-4 and Lime Creek in Herington
Herington, Dickinson County, Kansas
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1924
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Cedar Rapids Construction Company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Design:
90' concrete slab and concrete skeleton abutment
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Kansas Highway 4 and Lime Creek
Significance:
KYLE Republican River Bridge (Scandia)
KYLE Republican River Bridge (Scandia)
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1990)
This large Warren through truss bridge crosses the Republican River in Scandia
Scandia, Republic County, Kansas
Owner: Kyle Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1904
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
3-155' Warren through trusses
Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Republican River
Significance:
Rock Island Bridge (Kansas City)
Rock Island Bridge (Kansas City)
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:
Republican River Pegram Truss Bridge
Republican River Pegram Truss Bridge
(190th Road Bridge)
This historic Pegram through truss bridge carries 190th Road over the Republican River east of Concordia
Concordia, Cloud County, Kansas
Owner: Cloud County
Status: Open to Automobile Traffic
Built c. 1913 using spans fabricated 1893 and c. 1900
by
Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware and Unknown
for
Union Pacific Railroad
Design:
203' Pegram through truss and 2-128' quadrangular lattice through trusses
Description:
Historic Pegram through truss bridge over Republican River
Significance:
UP Chapman Creek Bridge
UP Chapman Creek Bridge
(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #151.55)
This skewed quadrangular lattice through truss bridge crosses Chapman Creek in Chapman
Champan, Dickinson County, Kansas
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1902
by
Unknown
for
Union Pacific Railroad
Design:
154' quadrangular lattice through truss
Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Chapman Creek
Significance: