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Fredonia Rail Bridge

Pratt Through Truss Bridge over Fall River
Fredonia, Wilson County, Kansas

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Name Fredonia Rail Bridge
Built By Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Contractor Unknown
Currently Owned By South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad
Length 235 Feet Total, 165 Foot Main Span
Width 1 Track
Height Above Ground 20 Feet (Estimated)
Superstructure Type Pratt Through Truss and Deck Girder
Substructure Type Stone Masonry
Date Built 1900
Traffic Count 3 Trains/Day (Estimated)
Current Status In Use
SKOL Bridge Number 153.9
Significance Moderate Significance
Documentation Date March 2017


This bridge contains one of the most common through truss designs in Kansas.
These structures were built for the ATSF between 1898 and 1903. This structure was reportedly built in 1900, after a large flood destroyed the previous structure.
The main span is a pin connected, Pratt Through Truss with 7 panels.
Approaching the bridge is a single deck girder span, set on the north side of the bridge.
The bridge rests on stone substructures, which date to the original construction of the structure.

The author has ranked this bridge as being moderately significant, due to the standardized and common nature of this structure, despite it being rather old.
The photo above is looking north along the bridge. The bridge can be accessed from nearby roads.

Fall River Railroad Bridges
Upstream Abandoned Fall River Bridge
Downstream Neodesha Rail Bridge (W)

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