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:

This small Warren through truss bridge crosses Cross Creek alongside US Highway 24 in Rossville

Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1906

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
112' Warren through truss and 2-31' deck plate girders

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Cross Creek

Significance:

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:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Pennsylvania Avenue (US Highway 75) in Independence

Independence, Montgomery County, Kansas

Owner: South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1907

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
1-60' and 2-20' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Pennsylvania Avenue (US Highway 75)

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Spindler Creek along Barber Road west of New Albany

New Albany, Wilson County, Kansas

Owner: South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad

Status: Abandoned

Built c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

St. Louis–San Francisco Railway

Design:
44' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Spindler Creek

Significance:

This unique double deck bridge crosses the Kansas River as part of a longer series of viaducts

Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas

Owner: Kansas City Terminal Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1917-1919

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:
2-300' double deck Baltimore through trusses and 132' Warren deck truss

Description:
Double deck Baltimore through truss bridge over Kansas River

Significance:

This large Parker through truss bridge carries an abandoned railroad across the Marmaton River in Fort Scott

Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas

Owner: City of Fort Scott

Status: Abandoned

Built c. 1910

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

for

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway

Design:
190' Parker through truss and timber trestle

Description:
Parker through truss bridge over Marmaton River

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 abandoned Pratt through truss bridge crosses 110 Mile Creek north of Quenemo

Quenemo, Osage County, Kansas

Owner: Osage County

Status: Abandoned, Awaiting Future Trail Development

Built c. 1920 using a span fabricated c. 1890

by

Unknown

for

Missouri Pacific Railroad

Design:
110' Pratt through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over 110 Mile Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the Prairie Spirit Rail Trail over Deer Creek near Carlyle

Carlyle, Allen County, Kansas

Owner: Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1898 and 1947

by

Unknown

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
3-70' deck plate girder and 2-26' steel stringer spans

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Deer Creek, Adams Street and South Dakota Road

Significance: