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UP Bridge #171.68

Steel Stringer Bridge over Unnamed Field Drainage
Solomon, Dickinson County, Kansas

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Name UP Bridge #171.68
Built By Union Pacific Railroad
Contractor Unknown
Currently Owned By Union Pacific Railroad
Length 20 Feet Total
Width 1 Track
Height Above Ground 10 Feet (Estimated)
Superstructure Type Steel Stringer
Substructure Type Steel Pile
Date Built Ca. 1950
Traffic Count 3 Trains/Day (Estimated)
Current Status In Use
UP Bridge Number 171.68
Significance Minimal Significance
Documentation Date December 2019


Located along Old US Highway 40 just east of Solomon, this small steel stringer bridge crosses an unnamed field drainage.
Built in approximately 1950, the bridge consists of a single steel stringer span, set onto steel pile substructures. No modifications were found on the bridge.
These style bridges were commonly used along this line, due to the cheap cost, easy maintenance and availability of mass produced spans such as this. It is likely that this bridge replaced a timber trestle.
Overall, the bridge appears to be in good condition, with little deterioration.

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

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Build Date Estimated
Railroad Line History Source ICC Valuation Information, Compiled by Richard S. Steele