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:
West Emma Creek Interurban Bridge
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:
UP Big Blue River Bridge (Manhattan)
UP Big Blue River Bridge (Manhattan)
(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #117.61)
This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge crosses the Big Blue River in Manhattan
Manhattan, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1910 using secondhand trusses fabricated c. 1900
by
Unknown
for
Union Pacific Railroad
Design:
2-147' and 1-148' quadrangular lattice through truss
Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Big Blue River
Significance:
BNSF 29th Street Bridge (Topeka)
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:
Highline Approach Viaduct (West)
Highline Approach Viaduct (West)
This large Pratt through truss and deck girder viaduct serves as the western approach to the Highline Bridge
Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas
Owner: Kansas City Terminal Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1918
by
American Bridge Company of New York; D. Munro of Kansas City, Missouri and Kelly-Atkinson Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois
for
Kansas City Terminal Railway
Design:
Pratt through truss and deck plate girder viaduct
Description:
Pratt through truss and deck girder viaduct over various railroads and streets
Significance:
Linear Trail - Wildcat Creek Bridge (North)
Linear Trail - Wildcat Creek Bridge (North)
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1464-C)
This Warren through truss bridge carries the Linear Trail over Wildcat Creek along Seth Child Road
Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas
Owner: City of Manhattan
Status: Open to Trail Traffic
Built c. 1905
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
124' Warren through truss
Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Wildcat Creek
Significance:
SKOL Walnut River Bridge
SKOL Walnut River Bridge
(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #247D)
This Pratt through truss bridge carries the South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad over the Walnut River
Winfield, Cowley County, Kansas
Owner: South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1903
by
Unknown
for
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Design:
2-140' Pratt through trusses and timber pile trestle
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Walnut River
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:
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:
BNSF Spring River Bridge (Galena)
BNSF Spring River Bridge (Galena)
(Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway Bridge #S429.5)
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
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