Railroad Bridges in , Kansas
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Osage Cuetas Trail - Benedict Stone Arch
Osage Cuetas Trail - Benedict Stone Arch
(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #143A)
This stone arch bridge crosses an unnamed creek on the northeast side of Benedict
Benedict, Wilson County, Kansas
Owner: Sunflower Rail-Trails Conservancy
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1899
by
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Design:
14' stone arch
Description:
Stone arch bridge over unnamed creek
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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 Bourbonais Creek Bridge (St. Marys)
UP Bourbonais Creek Bridge (St. Marys)
(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #88.75)
This through plate girder bridge crosses Bourbonais Creek along US Highway 24 east of St. Marys
St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1902 and 1946
by
Unknown and Paxton-Vierling Iron Works of Omaha, Nebraska
for
Union Pacific Railroad
Design:
35' through plate girder and 2-30' steel stringers
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Bourbonais Creek
Significance:
Future Landon Nature Trail - 110 Mile Creek Bridge
Future Landon Nature Trail - 110 Mile Creek Bridge
This abandoned Pratt through truss bridge crosses 110 Mile Creek north of Quenemo
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
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Maple Hill Railroad Bridge
Maple Hill Railroad Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1091)
This deck plate girder bridge crosses Mill Creek and Bouchey Road east of Maple Hill
Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1924 using spans fabricated c. 1900 and 1924
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago and American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Design:
2-61', 1-44' and1-33' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Mill Creek and Bouchey Road
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:
UP Vermillion River Bridge (Wamego)
UP Vermillion River Bridge (Wamego)
(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #100.87)
This through plate girder bridge crosses the Vermillion River along US Highway 24 between Wamego and Belvue
Wamego, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1926 and 1948
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Union Pacific Railroad
Design:
3-90' and 1-70' through plate girders and steel stringer
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Vermillion River
Significance:
East Emma Creek Interurban Bridge
East Emma Creek Interurban Bridge
(Arkansas Valley Interurban Railway East Emma Creek Bridge)
This abandoned closed spandrel concrete arch bridge crosses East 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 East Emma Creek
Significance:
A&SV Smoky Hill River Bridge
A&SV Smoky Hill River Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1935-S)
This quadrangular lattice through truss carries a tourist railroad over the Smoky Hill River west of Abilene
Enterprise, Dickinson County, Kansas
Owner: Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1887
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago
for
Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska Railway
Design:
2-110' quadrangular lattice through trusses and trestle
Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Smoky Hill River
Significance:
MKT 11th Street Bridge (Coffeyville)
MKT 11th Street Bridge (Coffeyville)
This through plate girder bridge crosses 11th Street (US Highway 166/169) in Coffeyville
Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: Abandoned
Built 1910
by
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin
for
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway
Design:
80' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 11th Street (US Highway 166/169)
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