This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge crosses the Big Blue River in Manhattan

Manhattan, Pottawatomie County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910 using secondhand trusses fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
2-147' and 1-148' quadrangular lattice through truss

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Big Blue River

Significance:

This abandoned through truss bridge crosses the Republican River east of Concordia

Concordia, Cloud County, Kansas

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1905 using secondhand spans fabricated 1894

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
3-132' Pratt through trusses

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Republican 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 small stone arch culvert crosses an unnamed creek east of Enterprise

Enterprise, Dickinson County, Kansas

Owner: Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1887

by

Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska Railway

Design:
6' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

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 through plate girder bridge is one of two parallel bridges across Kill Creek in De Soto

De Soto, Johnson County, Kansas

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1907

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
106' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Kill Creek

Significance:

This massive Warren through truss bridge is the northernmost crossing of the Walnut River in Winfield

Winfield, Cowley County, Kansas

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1921

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
149' Warren through truss and concrete modular girder

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Walnut River

Significance:

This Pratt through truss bridge was constructed using a secondhand railroad span to carry Pine Street

Melvern, Osage County, Kansas

Owner: City of Melvern

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1909 using a span fabricated c. 1890

by

Unknown

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
140' Pratt through truss

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over BNSF Railway

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Mill Dam Road and an overflow from Salt Creek in Fredonia

Fredonia, Wilson County, Kansas

Owner: South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

Unknown

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
54' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Mill Dam Road

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: