Railroad Bridges in , Kansas


Random Bridges

UP Mud Creek Bridge (Abilene)

Image name

UP Mud Creek Bridge (Abilene)

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #164.07)

This through plate girder bridge crosses Mud Creek alongside 1st Avenue in Abilene

Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1905 and 1959

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
5-50' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Mud Creek

Significance:

Local

KCT 2nd Street Bridge

Image name

KCT 2nd Street Bridge

This concrete stringer bridge carries the Kansas City Terminal Railway across 2nd Street

Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas

Owner: Kansas City Terminal Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1918

by

D. Munro of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Kansas City Terminal Railway

Design:
35' concrete stringer and 2-14' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete stringer bridge over 2nd Street

Significance:

Local

BNSF Marais des Cygnes River Bridge (Pomona)

Image name

BNSF Marais des Cygnes River Bridge (Pomona)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #69.0)

This Parker through truss bridge once crossed the Marais Des Cygnes River southwest of Pomona

Pomona, Franklin County, Kansas

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:
200' Parker through truss

Description:
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Marais Des Cygnes River

Significance:

Regional

UP Bridge #171.68

Image name

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:

Minimal

UP Fall River Bridge (Neodesha)

Image name

UP Fall River Bridge (Neodesha)

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #435.6)

This through plate girder bridge crosses the Fall River south of Neodesha

Neodesha, Wilson County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

Unknown

for

Missouri Pacific Railroad

Design:
2-75' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Fall River

Significance:

Local

BNSF Kill Creek Bridge (North)

Image name

BNSF Kill Creek Bridge (North)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #10.8)

This through plate girder bridge is one of two parallel bridges across Kill Creek in De Soto

De Soto, Johnson County, Kansas

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1907

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
106' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Kill Creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Bridge #19.4

Image name

BNSF Bridge #19.4

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #19C)

This concrete encased stone arch bridge crosses an unnamed creek west of Eudora

Eudora, Douglas County, Kansas

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1895 and encased in concrete 1942

by

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
12' concrete encased stone arch

Description:
Concrete encased stone arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

UP Vane Road Bridge

Image name

UP Vane Road Bridge

This concrete slab bridge utilizes a concrete fascia to appear as a concrete arch

Herington, Dickinson County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1923

by

Cedar Rapids Construction Company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
20' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Vane Road

Significance:

Local

SKOL Mill Dam Road Bridge

Image name

SKOL Mill Dam Road Bridge

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #153B)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Mill Dam Road and an overflow from Salt Creek in Fredonia

Fredonia, Wilson County, Kansas

Owner: South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

Unknown

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
54' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Mill Dam Road

Significance:

Local

Linear Trail - Wildcat Creek Bridge (North)

Image name

Linear Trail - Wildcat Creek Bridge (North)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1464-C)

This Warren through truss bridge carries the Linear Trail over Wildcat Creek along Seth Child Road

Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas

Owner: City of Manhattan

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built c. 1905

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
124' Warren through truss

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Wildcat Creek

Significance:

Moderate