Railroad Bridges in , Kansas


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BNSF Little Arkansas River Bridge (Halstead)

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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:

Moderate

Rock Island Bridge (Kansas City)

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Rock Island Bridge (Kansas City)

This unique Pennsylvania through truss bridge has been creatively reused as a landmark pedestrian crossing over the Kansas River

Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas

Owner: City of Kansas City (Kansas)

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1905 and 1921

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
2-302' Pennsylvania through trusses and 140' Baltimore through truss

Description:
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Kansas River

Significance:

High

UP Chapman Creek Bridge

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UP Chapman Creek Bridge

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #151.55)

This skewed quadrangular lattice through truss bridge crosses Chapman Creek in Chapman

Champan, Dickinson County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

Unknown

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
154' quadrangular lattice through truss

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Chapman Creek

Significance:

Moderate

Osage Cuetas Trail - Verdigris River Bridge

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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:

Moderate

SKOL Verdigris River Bridge (Independence)

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SKOL Verdigris River Bridge (Independence)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #164B)

This Pratt through truss bridge crosses the Verdigris River on the east side of Independence

Independence, Montgomery County, Kansas

Owner: South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

Unknown

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
178' Pratt through truss, 1-66' and 2-54' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Verdigris River

Significance:

Moderate

KCS Kansas River Bridge

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KCS Kansas River Bridge

This massive Parker through truss bridge crosses the Kansas River at the end of Ohio Street

Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas

Owner: City of Kansas City (Kansas)

Status: Abandoned

Built 1916

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Kansas City Bridge Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Kansas City Southern Railway

Design:
2-300' Parker through trusses and 235' spread Warren through truss

Description:
Parker through truss bridge over Kansas River

Significance:

Regional

BNSF Walnut River Bridge (South)

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BNSF Walnut River Bridge (South)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #251B)

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:

Moderate

UP Bridge #96.86

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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:

Local

Highline Approach Viaduct (UP Connection)

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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

Significance:

Local

UP Kansas River Bridge (Kansas City, North)

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UP Kansas River Bridge (Kansas City, North)

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #286.16)

This large through truss bridge is the easternmost railroad bridge across the Kansas River

Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1903 and 1922

by

Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

for

Chicago Great Western Railway and Missouri Pacific Railway

Design:
246' spread Warren through truss, 3-200' Pratt through truss, 80' through plate girder and 2-16' concrete slab

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Kansas River

Significance:

Regional