This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge crosses the Republican River between Junction City and Fort Riley

Junction City, Geary County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
2-138' quadrangular lattice through trusses

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Republican River

Significance:

This Warren pony truss bridge carries an inactive spur over Lexington Avenue in De Soto

De Soto, Johnson County, Kansas

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Closed to all Traffic

Built 1940 using a span fabricated 1907

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
105' Warren pony truss

Description:
Warren pony truss bridge over Lexington Avenue

Significance:

This Warren through truss bridge is the southern railroad bridge over the Verdigris River in Coffeyville

Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas

Owner: South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad

Status: Closed to all Traffic

Built 1910

by

Unknown

for

Missouri Pacific Railroad

Design:
150' Warren through truss, 2-47' deck plate girders and trestle

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Verdigris River

Significance:

This small through plate girder bridge crosses SE 15th Street in Topeka

Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1929

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
1-41' through plate girder and 2-8' steel stringers

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over SE 15th Street

Significance:

This former railroad stone arch bridge carries Road 11 over an unnamed creek

Elgin, Chautauqua County, Kansas

Owner: Chautauqua County

Status: Open to Automobile Traffic

Built 1900

by

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
18' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

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:

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:

This Double intersection Warren through truss bridge crosses the Arkansas River on the south side of Wichita

Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1965 and c. 1990 using secondhand spans fabricated 1909, c. 1910 and c. 1950

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
153' double intersection Warren through truss and steel stringer

Description:
Double intersection Warren through truss bridge over Arkansas River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Buffalo Creek northwest of Concordia

Concordia, Cloud County, Kansas

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Unknown

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
3-60' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Buffalo Creek

Significance:

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: