Railroad Bridges in , Kansas
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Neosho Generating Plant Railroad Bridge
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:
Maple Hill Railroad Bridge
Maple Hill Railroad Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1091)
This deck plate girder bridge crosses Mill Creek and Bouchey Road east of Maple Hill
Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1924 using spans fabricated c. 1900 and 1924
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago and American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Design:
2-61', 1-44' and1-33' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Mill Creek and Bouchey Road
Significance:
BNSF Spring River Bridge (Galena)
BNSF Spring River Bridge (Galena)
(Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway Bridge #S429.5)
This Pratt through truss bridge carries the BNSF Joplin Branch over the Spring River
Galena, Cherokee County, Kansas
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1897
by
A&P Roberts Company (Pencoyd Iron Works) of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania
for
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway
Design:
150' Pratt through truss, 85' through plate girder and trestle
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Spring River
Significance:
UP Solomon River Bridge
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:
Osage Cuetas Trail - Verdigris River Bridge
Osage Cuetas Trail - Verdigris River Bridge
(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #145A)
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:
UP Mud Creek Bridge (Fall Leaf)
UP Mud Creek Bridge (Fall Leaf)
(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #35.95)
This through plate girder bridge crosses Mud Creek between Fall Leaf and Lawrence
Fall Leaf, Leavenworth County, Kansas
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1906 and 1977
by
Unknown
for
Union Pacific Railroad
Design:
1-84' and 1-60' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Mud Creek
Significance:
UP Saline River Bridge (New Cambria)
UP Saline River Bridge (New Cambria)
(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #181.12)
This quadrangular lattice through truss crosses the Saline River along Old US Highway 40 near New Cambria
New Cambria, Saline County, Kansas
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1902
by
Unknown
for
Union Pacific Railroad
Design:
138' quadrangular lattice through truss and steel stringer
Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Saline River
Significance:
BNSF 29th Street Bridge (Topeka)
BNSF 29th Street Bridge (Topeka)
(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #53A)
This deck plate girder bridge crosses 29th Street and Butcher Creek on the south side of 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:
60' deck plate girder and concrete modular girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 29th Street and Butcher Creek
Significance:
UP Bridge #96.86
UP Bridge #96.86
(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #98.86)
This through plate girder bridge is one of four similar structures east of Belvue
Belvue, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1901
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago
for
Union Pacific Railroad
Design:
50' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over unnamed creek
Significance:
Shoal Creek Interurban Bridge
Shoal Creek Interurban Bridge
This large abandoned concrete arch is one of the remaining bridges from the Southwest Missouri Electric Railway in the area
Lowell, Cherokee County, Kansas
Owner: Private Owner
Status: Abandoned
Built 1918
by
Unknown
for
Southwest Missouri Electric Railway
Design:
5-80' concrete arches
Description:
Abandoned concrete arch bridge over Shoal Creek
Significance: