Railroad Bridges in , Kansas


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A&SV Smoky Hill River Bridge

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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:

Regional

UP Vermillion River Bridge (Wamego)

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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:

Local

Neosho Generating Plant Railroad Bridge

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Neosho Generating Plant Railroad Bridge

This abandoned Pratt through truss bridge once carried a railroad spur over the Neosho River

Strauss, Labette County, Kansas

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1952 using secondhand spans fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

St. Louis–San Francisco Railway

Design:
150' Pratt through truss, 50' and 40' deck plate girders

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Neosho River

Significance:

Regional

KYLE Stone Arch Culvert (Montrose)

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KYLE Stone Arch Culvert (Montrose)

This small stone arch culvert crosses an unnamed creek along US Highway 36

Montrose, Jewell County, Kansas

Owner: Kyle Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1887

by

Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska Railway

Design:
6' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

Halstead Interurban Bridge

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Halstead Interurban Bridge

(Arkansas Valley Interurban Railway Little Arkansas River Bridge)

This abandoned closed spandrel concrete arch bridge crosses the Little Arkansas River on the east side 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:
5-52' closed spandrel concrete arches

Description:
Abandoned closed spandrel concrete arch bridge over Little Arkansas River

Significance:

Regional

Pine Street Overpass (Melvern)

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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

Melvern, Osage County, Kansas

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:

Regional

BNSF Mud Creek Bridge (Abilene)

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BNSF Mud Creek Bridge (Abilene)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #58.6)

This steel stringer bridge crossed Mud Creek along Cherry Street in Abilene

Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1959

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
1-52', 1-50' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Lost steel stringer bridge over Mud Creek

Significance:

Minimal

Shoal Creek Interurban Bridge

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Shoal Creek Interurban Bridge

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:

Moderate

Osage Cuetas Trail - Benedict Stone Arch

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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

Significance:

Local

SKOL Neosho River Bridge (Oswego)

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SKOL Neosho River Bridge (Oswego)

(St. Louis–San Francisco Railway Bridge #F356.1)

This unique Schaub variant through truss crosses the Neosho River east of Oswego

Oswego, Cherokee County, Kansas

Owner: South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1905 and 1962

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio and Unknown

for

St. Louis–San Francisco Railway

Design:
153' Schaub Variant through truss, 24' deck plate girder and 2-50' steel stringers

Description:
Schaub variant through truss over Neosho River

Significance:

Moderate