Railroad Bridges in , Kansas
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Highline Approach Viaduct (UP Connection)
Highline Approach Viaduct (UP Connection)
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
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BNSF Rock Creek Bridge (Rock)
BNSF Rock Creek Bridge (Rock)
(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #217B)
This large Warren through truss bridge crosses Rock Creek near the town of Rock
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built c. 1940
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Design:
Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Rock Creek
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BNSF Central Avenue Bridge (Mulvane)
BNSF Central Avenue Bridge (Mulvane)
(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #220C)
This deck plate girder bridge crosses Central Avenue on the south side of Mulvane
Mulvane, Sumner County, Kansas
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1927
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Design:
40' deck plate girder and concrete modular slab
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Central Avenue
Significance:
BNSF Marais des Cygnes River Bridge (Quenemo)
BNSF Marais des Cygnes River Bridge (Quenemo)
(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #71.8)
This Pratt through truss bridge once crossed the Marais des Cygnes River east of Quenemo
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1905
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Design:
150' Pratt through truss, concrete slab and steel stringer
Description:
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Marais des Cygnes River
Significance:
BNSF Bridge #34.1
BNSF Bridge #34.1
(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #34A)
This brick lined stone arch bridge crosses an unnamed creek east of Lecompton
Lecompton, Douglas County, Kansas
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1896
by
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Design:
12' brick lined stone arch
Description:
Brick lined stone arch bridge over unnamed creek
Significance:
SKOL Big Hill Creek Bridge
SKOL Big Hill Creek Bridge
(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #12A)
This Pratt through truss bridge crosses Big Hill Creek north of Coffeyville
Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas
Owner: South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1925 using a span fabricated c. 1900
by
Unknown
for
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Design:
149' Pratt through truss and timber pile trestle
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Big Hill Creek
Significance:
UP Lone Tree Creek Bridge
UP Lone Tree Creek Bridge
(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #156.43)
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:
Osage Cuetas Trail - Verdigris River Bridge
Osage Cuetas Trail - Verdigris River Bridge
(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #145A)
This Pratt through truss bridge will one day carry the Osage Cuetas Trail across the Verdigris River west of Benedict
Benedict, Wilson County, Kansas
Owner: Sunflower Rail-Trails Conservancy
Status: Abandoned, Awaiting Future Trail Development
Built 1900
by
Unknown
for
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Design:
173' Pratt through truss and 2-60' deck plate girder
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Verdigris River
Significance:
BNSF Mill Creek Bridge (Holliday)
BNSF Mill Creek Bridge (Holliday)
(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #0A)
This large through plate girder bridge crosses Mill Creek alongside Wilder Road
Holliday, Johnson County, Kansas
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1917
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Design:
105' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Mill Creek
Significance:
Old Katy Bridge
Old Katy Bridge
(MKT Lyon Creek Bridge)
This Pratt through truss bridge now carries a road over Lyon Creek south of Junction City
Junction City, Geary County, Kansas
Owner: Geary County
Status: Open to Automobile Traffic
Built 1895
by
Pencoyd Bridge & Construction Company of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania
for
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway
Design:
130' Pratt through truss
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Lyon Creek
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