Railroad Bridges in , Kansas
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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:
Abandoned Fivemile Creek Bridge
Abandoned Fivemile Creek Bridge
(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #19.64)
This large brick lined stone arch bridge crosses Fivemile Creek near Limit Street
Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas
Owner: City of Leavenworth
Status: Abandoned
Built 1900
by
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Design:
2-30' brick lined stone arches
Description:
Brick lined stone arch bridge over Fivemile Creek
Significance:
BNSF Kill Creek Bridge (South)
BNSF Kill Creek Bridge (South)
(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #10.8)
This deck 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 1942
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Design:
1-42', 2-30' deck plate girder and steel stringer
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Kill Creek
Significance:
Topeka Railroad Bridge (West)
Topeka Railroad Bridge (West)
(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #89.20)
This unique Warren through truss bridge is the western railroad bridge across the Kansas River in Topeka
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built c. 1903 and 1952 using spans fabricated c. 1905
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
6-153' Warren through trusses
Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Kansas River
Significance:
SKOL Neosho River Bridge (Oswego)
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:
UP Bourbonais Creek Bridge (St. Marys)
UP Bourbonais Creek Bridge (St. Marys)
(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #88.75)
This through plate girder bridge crosses Bourbonais Creek along US Highway 24 east of St. Marys
St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1902 and 1946
by
Unknown and Paxton-Vierling Iron Works of Omaha, Nebraska
for
Union Pacific Railroad
Design:
35' through plate girder and 2-30' steel stringers
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Bourbonais Creek
Significance:
West Emma Creek Interurban Bridge
West Emma Creek Interurban Bridge
(Arkansas Valley Interurban Railway West Emma Creek Bridge)
This abandoned closed spandrel concrete arch bridge crosses West Emma Creek along 36th Street east 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:
3-56' closed spandrel concrete arches
Description:
Abandoned closed spandrel concrete arch bridge over West Emma Creek
Significance:
UP Mud Creek Bridge (Abilene)
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:
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:
BNSF East Emma Creek Bridge
BNSF East Emma Creek Bridge
(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #191.12)
This deck plate girder bridge crosses East Emma Creek east of Halstead
Halstead, Harvey County, Kansas
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1907
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Design:
2-56' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over East Emma Creek
Significance: