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UP Bridge #97.28

Through Plate Girder Bridge over Lost Creek Diversion Channel
Belvue, Pottawatomie County, Kansas

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Name UP Bridge #97.28
Built By Union Pacific Railroad
Contractor American Bridge Company of New York
Currently Owned By Union Pacific Railroad
Length 60 Feet Total
Width 1 Track
Height Above Ground 10 Feet (Estimated)
Superstructure Type Through Plate Girder
Substructure Type Concrete
Date Built 1906
Traffic Count 3 Trains/Day (Estimated)
Current Status In Use
UP Bridge Number 97.28
Significance Local Significance
Documentation Date December 2019


Located along US Highway 24 just east of Belvue, this is the western of four nearly identical through girder spans within approximately one half mile.
Built 1906, the bridge consists of a single through girder span, set onto concrete substructures. While the creek below does not show up on current maps, it has historically been known as Soil Bank Creek and Lost Creek Diversion Channel.
While no plaque is intact on the bridge, a the nearby bridge over Lost Creek has a 1906 plaque. It appears that many spans along this route were built in the 1905-1906.
Overall, the bridge appears to be in good condition, with no significant deterioration noted. Some minor spalling was noted throughout the substructures, although the superstructure is in excellent 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 Based on identical nearby bridge
Contractor Missing plaque
Railroad Line History Source ICC Valuation Information, Compiled by Richard S. Steele