Atchison once had a number of railroad lines, including a Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway branch line and multiple Missouri Pacific Railway lines. Today, Union Pacific is the main railroad operating in the city, and the bridge over the Missouri River is out of service.
Atchison Railroad Bridge
Atchison Railroad Bridge
(Atchison & Eastern Bridge Company Bridge)
This out of service through truss swing bridge crosses the Missouri River upstream from US Highway 59 in Atchison
Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas to Winthrop, Buchanan County, Missouri
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: Closed to all Traffic
Built 1900
by
American Bridge Company (Lassig Branch)
for
Atchison & Eastern Bridge Company
Design:
361' Pratt through truss swing span, 3-255' Pratt through trusses and deck girder
Description:
Pratt through truss swing bridge over Missouri River
Significance:
