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BNSF Mill Creek Bridge (Holliday)

Through Plate Girder Bridge over Mill Creek
Holliday, Johnson County, Kansas

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Name BNSF Mill Creek Bridge (Holliday)
Built By Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Contractor American Bridge Company of New York
Currently Owned By BNSF Railway
Length 105 Feet Total
Width 1 Track
Height Above Ground 25 Feet (Estimated)
Superstructure Type Through Plate Girder
Substructure Type Concrete
Date Built 1917
Traffic Count 6 Trains/Day (Estimated)
Current Status In Use
BNSF Bridge Number 0.2
Significance Local Significance
Documentation Date September 2018


Located along Wilder Road in Shawnee, this large through girder bridge is the northernmost crossing of Mill Creek.
Built in 1917, the bridge features a massive single span through plate girder, set onto concrete substructures. In addition, the bridge also utilizes a ballasted deck.
Along the Holliday-Topeka line, there are a number of massive girder bridges, which indicate how heavily built the line is. This bridge is located near Holliday, where this line meets the busy Emporia Subdivision.
Little modifications appear to have been made to this bridge since it was first constructed.
Overall, the bridge appears to be in good condition.

The author has ranked this bridge as being locally significant, due to the common design.
The photo above is an overview.

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Build Date Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway 1984 Bridge Records, Courtesy of Temple, Texas Railroad Museum
Railroad Line History Source ICC Valuation Information, Compiled by Richard S. Steele