Railroad Bridges in , Kansas


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KYLE Buffalo Creek Bridge (Middle)

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KYLE Buffalo Creek Bridge (Middle)

(Missouri Pacific Railroad Bridge #4921)

This through plate girder bridge crosses Buffalo Creek near 80th Street west of Concordia

Concordia, Cloud County, Kansas

Owner: Kyle Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan

for

Missouri Pacific Railroad

Design:
75' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Buffalo Creek

Significance:

Local

Rock Island Bridge (Kansas City)

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Rock Island Bridge (Kansas City)

This unique Pennsylvania through truss bridge has been creatively reused as a landmark pedestrian crossing over the Kansas River

Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas

Owner: City of Kansas City (Kansas)

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1905 and 1921

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
2-302' Pennsylvania through trusses and 140' Baltimore through truss

Description:
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Kansas River

Significance:

High

BNSF Golden Avenue Bridge (North)

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BNSF Golden Avenue Bridge (North)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #51A1)

This through plate girder bridge is the northern of two parallel bridges over Golden Avenue on the east side of Topeka

Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
75' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Golden Avenue (former Shunganunga Creek)

Significance:

Local

UP Kansas River Bridge (Kansas City, North)

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UP Kansas River Bridge (Kansas City, North)

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #286.16)

This large through truss bridge is the easternmost railroad bridge across the Kansas River

Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1903 and 1922

by

Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

for

Chicago Great Western Railway and Missouri Pacific Railway

Design:
246' spread Warren through truss, 3-200' Pratt through truss, 80' through plate girder and 2-16' concrete slab

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Kansas River

Significance:

Regional

BNSF Kill Creek Bridge (South)

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BNSF Kill Creek Bridge (South)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #10.8)

This deck plate girder bridge is one of two parallel bridges across Kill Creek in De Soto

De Soto, Johnson County, Kansas

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1942

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
1-42', 2-30' deck plate girder and steel stringer

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Kill Creek

Significance:

Local

SKOL 12th Street Bridge

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SKOL 12th Street Bridge

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #16H)

This through plate girder bridge crosses 12th Street in Coffeyville

Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas

Owner: South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1908

by

Unknown

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 12th Street

Significance:

Local

BNSF Walnut River Bridge (Middle)

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BNSF Walnut River Bridge (Middle)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #250C)

This Pratt through truss carries the BNSF Railway across the Walnut River north of US Highway 160

Winfield, Cowley County, Kansas

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1905 and 1919

by

Unknown and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
148' Pratt through truss, concrete modular girder and timber trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Walnut River

Significance:

Moderate

UP Bell Creek Bridge

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UP Bell Creek Bridge

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #170.76)

This through plate girder bridge crosses Bell Creek east of Solomon

Solomon, Dickinson County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
50' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Bell Creek

Significance:

Local

SKOL Park Boulevard Bridge

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SKOL Park Boulevard Bridge

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #164D)

This concrete slab bridge crosses Park Boulevard in Independence

Independence, Montgomery County, Kansas

Owner: South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1918

by

Unknown

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
4 span concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Park Boulevard

Significance:

Local

UP Deep Creek Bridge (Belvue)

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UP Deep Creek Bridge (Belvue)

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #94.98)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Deep Creek along US Highway 24

Belvue, Pottawatomie County, Kansas

Owner:

Status: In Use

Built 1905 and 1938

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Paxton-Vierling Steel Company of Omaha, Nebraska

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
1-50', 1-35', 1-30' deck plate girders and 1-30' steel stringer

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Deep Creek

Significance:

Local