Railroad Bridges in , Kansas


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BNSF Walnut River Bridge (Middle)

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BNSF Walnut River Bridge (Middle)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #250C)

This Pratt through truss carries the BNSF Railway across the Walnut River north of US Highway 160

Winfield, Cowley County, Kansas

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1905 and 1919

by

Unknown and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
148' Pratt through truss, concrete modular girder and timber trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Walnut River

Significance:

Moderate

UP Solomon River Bridge

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UP Solomon River Bridge

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #173.62)

This quadrangular lattice through truss crosses the Solomon River on the west side of Solomon

Solomon, Dickinson County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

Unknown

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
138' quadrangular lattice through truss and steel stringer

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Solomon River

Significance:

Moderate

BNSF Bridge #34.1

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BNSF Bridge #34.1

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #34A)

This brick lined stone arch bridge crosses an unnamed creek east of Lecompton

Lecompton, Douglas County, Kansas

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1896

by

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
12' brick lined stone arch

Description:
Brick lined stone arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

UP Fall River Bridge (Neodesha)

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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

Neosho Generating Plant Railroad Bridge

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Neosho Generating Plant Railroad Bridge

This abandoned Pratt through truss bridge once carried a railroad spur over the Neosho River

Strauss, Labette County, Kansas

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1952 using secondhand spans fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

St. Louis–San Francisco Railway

Design:
150' Pratt through truss, 50' and 40' deck plate girders

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Neosho River

Significance:

Regional

UP Kansas River Bridge (Kansas City, South)

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UP Kansas River Bridge (Kansas City, South)

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #1.57A)

This Pratt through bridge is the southern of two parallel bridges across the Kansas River

Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1904 and 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York, Unknown and Foundation Company of New York

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
3-180', 1-196' Pratt through trusses and 22' steel stringer

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Kansas River

Significance:

Regional

East Emma Creek Interurban Bridge

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East Emma Creek Interurban Bridge

(Arkansas Valley Interurban Railway East Emma Creek Bridge)

This abandoned closed spandrel concrete arch bridge crosses East 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 East Emma Creek

Significance:

Moderate

UP Muddy Creek Bridge (Grantville)

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UP Muddy Creek Bridge (Grantville)

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #60.88)

This short Baltimore through truss bridge crosses Muddy Creek on the east side of Grantville

Grantville, Jefferson County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1905

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
110' Baltimore through truss

Description:
Baltimore through truss bridge over Muddy Creek

Significance:

Moderate

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

SKOL Park Boulevard Bridge

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SKOL Park Boulevard Bridge

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

This concrete slab bridge crosses Park Boulevard in Independence

Independence, Montgomery County, Kansas

Owner: South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1918

by

Unknown

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
4 span concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Park Boulevard

Significance:

Local