This abandoned stone arch bridge crosses an unnamed branch of Caney River west of Elgin

Elgin, Chautauqua County, Kansas

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1899

by

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
14' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over unnamed branch of Caney River

Significance:

This former railroad stone arch bridge carries Road 11 over an unnamed creek

Elgin, Chautauqua County, Kansas

Owner: Chautauqua County

Status: Open to Automobile Traffic

Built 1900

by

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
18' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses 11th Street (US Highway 166/169) in Coffeyville

Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Abandoned

Built 1910

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway

Design:
80' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 11th Street (US Highway 166/169)

Significance:

This large Warren through truss bridge crosses the Marais Des Cygnes River at the ghost town of Boicourt

Boicourt, Linn County, Kansas

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1926

by

Virginia Bridge & Iron Company of Roanoke, Virginia

for

St. Louis–San Francisco Railway

Design:
175' Warren through truss and concrete modular girder

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Marais Des Cygnes River

Significance:

This abandoned through truss bridge crosses the Fall River and 1450 Road west of New Albany

New Albany, Wilson County, Kansas

Owner: South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad

Status: Abandoned

Built 1905

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

for

St. Louis–San Francisco Railway

Design:
164' Pratt through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Fall River

Significance:

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

Significance:

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:

This through plate girder bridge crosses Bell Creek east of Solomon

Solomon, Dickinson 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 Bell Creek

Significance:

This unique double-barreled Pratt through truss bridge carries the Southwind Rail Trail across Elm Creek

Iola, Allen County, Kansas

Owner: Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1890 and 1900; strengthened 1921 using trusses fabricated 1898

by

Union Bridge Company of Athens, Pennsylvania and unknown

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
164' double-barreled Pratt through truss and 2-60' deck plate girders

Description:
Double-barreled Pratt through truss bridge over Elm Creek

Significance:

This Warren through truss bridge carries the Flint Hills Nature Trail over the Marais Des Cygnes River in Ottawa

Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas

Owner: Franklin County

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Missouri Pacific Railroad

Design:
150' Warren through truss, 2-75' through plate girders and concrete slab

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Marais Des Cygnes River

Significance: