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BNSF Wilder Road Bridge

I-Beam Bridge over Wilder Road
Holliday, Johnson County, Kansas

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Name BNSF Wilder Road Bridge
Built By Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Contractor Ryerson Co. of Chicago
Currently Owned By BNSF Railway
Length 90 Feet Total, 35 Foot Main Span
Width 1 Track
Height Above Ground 13 Feet 5 Inches
Superstructure Type I-Beam
Substructure Type Concrete and Timber Pile
Date Built 1953
Traffic Count 35 Trains/Day (Estimated)
Current Status In Use
BNSF Bridge Number X-19.6
Significance Local Significance
Documentation Date February 2017


This small bridge crosses Wilder Road near Holliday (Shawnee) in Johnson County.
The bridge carries one of the three tracks of the Emporia Subdivision over Wilder Road. This third track appears to have been added as an overflow track in 1953.
The bridge is simply built. A main I-Beam span crosses the road, and is approached by pile trestle spans. These trestle spans are indeed I-Beam spans resting on timber bents.
This design of pile trestle is common on ATSF lines.
In addition, the main piers of the bridge are constructed of concrete. The approach spans have substructures constructed of timber.

The author has ranked this bridge as being minimally significant, due to the common design and the new age.
The photo above is an overview of the bridge.

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Build Date Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway 1984 Bridge Records
Contractor Ryerson Company plaque
Railroad Line History Source ICC Valuation Information, Compiled by Richard S. Steele