Railroad Bridges in , Kansas


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BNSF Mill Creek Bridge (Holliday)

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BNSF Mill Creek Bridge (Holliday)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #0A)

This large through plate girder bridge crosses Mill Creek alongside Wilder Road

Holliday, Johnson County, Kansas

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1917

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
105' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Mill Creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Marais des Cygnes River Bridge (Quenemo)

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BNSF Marais des Cygnes River Bridge (Quenemo)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #71.8)

This Pratt through truss bridge once crossed the Marais des Cygnes River east of Quenemo

Quenemo, Osage County, Kansas

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1905

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
150' Pratt through truss, concrete slab and steel stringer

Description:
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Marais des Cygnes River

Significance:

Moderate

UP Vermillion River Bridge (Wamego)

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UP Vermillion River Bridge (Wamego)

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #100.87)

This through plate girder bridge crosses the Vermillion River along US Highway 24 between Wamego and Belvue

Wamego, Pottawatomie County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1926 and 1948

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
3-90' and 1-70' through plate girders and steel stringer

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Vermillion River

Significance:

Local

SKOL Neosho River Bridge (Oswego)

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SKOL Neosho River Bridge (Oswego)

(St. Louis–San Francisco Railway Bridge #F356.1)

This unique Schaub variant through truss crosses the Neosho River east of Oswego

Oswego, Cherokee County, Kansas

Owner: South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1905 and 1962

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio and Unknown

for

St. Louis–San Francisco Railway

Design:
153' Schaub Variant through truss, 24' deck plate girder and 2-50' steel stringers

Description:
Schaub variant through truss over Neosho 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

UP Spring Creek Bridge (Bavaria)

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UP Spring Creek Bridge (Bavaria)

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #195.06)

This quadrangular lattice through truss crosses Spring Creek along Old US Highway 40 in Bavaria

Bavaria, Saline County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
125' quadrangular lattice through truss

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Spring Creek

Significance:

Moderate

SKOL 60th Street Bridge

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SKOL 60th Street Bridge

(Missouri Pacific Railroad Bridge #86)

This steel stringer bridge crosses 60th Street near the small town of Sherwin

Sherwin, Cherokee County, Kansas

Owner: South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1941

by

Unknown

for

Missouri Pacific Railroad

Design:
34' steel stringer and timber trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 60th Street

Significance:

Local

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

Shoal Creek Interurban Bridge

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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:

Moderate

Fort Scott Railroad Bridge

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Fort Scott Railroad Bridge

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:

Moderate