Abilene once had three railroads, including a Union Pacific Railroad mainline, an Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway secondary line and a Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad branch line. Today, Union Pacific continues to operate, while the ATSF is now operated by BNSF Railway. The Rock Island has become part of the Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad, and is abandoned west of the town.
Random Bridges
BNSF Mud Creek Bridge (Abilene)
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BNSF Mud Creek Bridge (Abilene)
(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #58.6)
This steel stringer bridge crossed Mud Creek along Cherry Street in Abilene
Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1959
by
Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
for
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Design:
1-52', 1-50' steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Description:
Lost steel stringer bridge over Mud Creek
Significance:
UP Mud Creek Bridge (Abilene)
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UP Mud Creek Bridge (Abilene)
(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #164.07)
This through plate girder bridge crosses Mud Creek alongside 1st Avenue in Abilene
Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1905 and 1959
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Union Pacific Railroad
Design:
5-50' through plate girders
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Mud Creek
Significance:
