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 through plate girder bridge crosses Mud Creek alongside 1st Avenue in Abilene

Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1905 and 1959

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
5-50' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Mud Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder viaduct serves as a wye off the main west approach viaduct 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:
10 span deck plate girder viaduct

Description:
Deck plate girder viaduct over Berger Avenue

Significance:

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:

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:

This large abandoned concrete arch is one of the remaining bridges from the Southwest Missouri Electric Railway in the area

Lowell, Cherokee County, Kansas

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1918

by

Unknown

for

Southwest Missouri Electric Railway

Design:
5-80' concrete arches

Description:
Abandoned concrete arch bridge over Shoal Creek

Significance:

This quadrangular lattice through truss crosses Spring Creek along Old US Highway 40 in Bavaria

Bavaria, Saline County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
125' quadrangular lattice through truss

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Spring Creek

Significance:

This Pratt through truss bridge crosses the Walnut River alongside US Highway 77 in Winfield

Winfield, Cowley County, Kansas

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1904 and 1922

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
149' Pratt through truss, 2-70' deck plate girders and concrete modular girder

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Walnut River

Significance:

This small stone arch bridge crosses Riley Creek between St. Marys and Belvue

St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
16' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Riley Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses Lone Tree Creek east of Detroit

Detroit, Dickinson County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
65' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Lone Tree Creek

Significance: