Railroad Bridges in , Kansas


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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

Highline Approach Viaduct (West)

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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:

Regional

UP Smoky Hill River Bridge (Salina)

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UP Smoky Hill River Bridge (Salina)

This Schaub variant through truss crosses the Smoky Hill River in Salina

Salina, Saline County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Missouri Pacific Railroad

Design:
124' Schaub variant through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Schaub variant through truss over Smoky Hill River

Significance:

High

SKOL 11th Street Bridge

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SKOL 11th Street Bridge

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #16G)

This recycled turntable is now used as a bridge across 11th Street (US Highways 166/169) in Coffeyville

Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas

Owner: South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1958 using a secondhand turntable fabricated c. 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
75' recycled turntable through plate girder

Description:
Recycled turntable through girder bridge over 11th Street (US Highways 166/169)

Significance:

Moderate

UP Bourbonais Creek Bridge (St. Marys)

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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:

Local

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

Topeka Railroad Bridge (East)

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Topeka Railroad Bridge (East)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #49.63)

This unique through truss bridge is the eastern railroad bridge across the Kansas River in Topeka

Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1909 and rebuilt 1952 and 1964

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
6 span through truss, through plate girder and steel stringer

Description:
Through truss bridge over Kansas River and River Road

Significance:

Regional

BNSF Rock Creek Bridge (Rock)

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BNSF Rock Creek Bridge (Rock)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #217B)

This large Warren through truss bridge crosses Rock Creek near the town of Rock

Rock, Cowley County, Kansas

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1940

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Rock Creek

Significance:

Moderate

Valkommen Trail - Smoky Hill River Bridge

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Valkommen Trail - Smoky Hill River Bridge

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #21.42)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries a trail over the Smoky Hill River in Lindsborg

Lindsborg, McPherson County, Kansas

Owner: City of Lindsborg

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1902

by

Unknown

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
150' quadrangular lattice through truss and steel stringer

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Smoky Hill River

Significance:

Moderate

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