Railroad Bridges in , Kansas
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Abandoned Mud Creek Bridge (Lawrence)
Abandoned Mud Creek Bridge (Lawrence)
(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #35.95)
This abandoned through girder bridge crosses Mud Creek on the north side of Lawrence
Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: Abandoned
Built 1908
by
Unknown
for
Union Pacific Railroad
Design:
70' through plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Mud Creek
Significance:
UP Bridge #171.68
UP Bridge #171.68
(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #171.68)
This small steel stringer bridge crosses an unnamed drainage ditch east of Solomon
Solomon, Dickinson County, Kansas
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built c. 1950
by
Unknown
for
Union Pacific Railroad
Design:
20' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed drainage ditch
Significance:
UP Spring Creek Bridge (Bavaria)
UP Spring Creek Bridge (Bavaria)
(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #195.06)
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:
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:
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:
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:
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
Significance:
SKOL 12th Street Bridge
SKOL 12th Street Bridge
(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #16H)
This through plate girder bridge crosses 12th Street in Coffeyville
Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas
Owner: South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1908
by
Unknown
for
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Design:
70' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 12th Street
Significance:
UP Bridge #96.86
UP Bridge #96.86
(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #98.86)
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 1901
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago
for
Union Pacific Railroad
Design:
50' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over unnamed creek
Significance:
BNSF Little Arkansas River Bridge (Halstead)
BNSF Little Arkansas River Bridge (Halstead)
(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #194.50)
This Pratt through truss bridge crosses the Little Arkansas River on the east side of Halstead
Halstead, Harvey County, Kansas
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1913
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Design:
150' Pratt through truss
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Little Arkansas River
Significance: