Railroad Bridges in , Kansas


Random Bridges

SKOL Big Hill Creek Bridge

Image name

SKOL Big Hill Creek Bridge

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #12A)

This Pratt through truss bridge crosses Big Hill Creek north of Coffeyville

Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas

Owner: South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1925 using a span fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
149' Pratt through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Big Hill Creek

Significance:

Moderate

UP Lone Tree Creek Bridge

Image name

UP Lone Tree Creek Bridge

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #156.43)

This through plate girder bridge crosses Lone Tree Creek east of Detroit

Detroit, Dickinson County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
65' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Lone Tree Creek

Significance:

Local

SKOL Fall River Bridge (Fredonia)

Image name

SKOL Fall River Bridge (Fredonia)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #153C)

This Pratt through truss bridge crosses the Fall River in Fredonia

Fredonia, Wilson County, Kansas

Owner: South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Unknown

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
173' Pratt through truss and 60' deck plate girder

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Fall River

Significance:

Moderate

Valkommen Trail - Smoky Hill River Bridge

Image name

Valkommen Trail - Smoky Hill River Bridge

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #21.42)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries a trail over the Smoky Hill River in Lindsborg

Lindsborg, McPherson County, Kansas

Owner: City of Lindsborg

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1902

by

Unknown

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
150' quadrangular lattice through truss and steel stringer

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Smoky Hill River

Significance:

Moderate

KYLE Stone Arch Culvert (Montrose)

Image name

KYLE Stone Arch Culvert (Montrose)

This small stone arch culvert crosses an unnamed creek along US Highway 36

Montrose, Jewell County, Kansas

Owner: Kyle Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1887

by

Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska Railway

Design:
6' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

UP Mud Creek Bridge (Fall Leaf)

Image name

UP Mud Creek Bridge (Fall Leaf)

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #35.95)

This through plate girder bridge crosses Mud Creek between Fall Leaf and Lawrence

Fall Leaf, Leavenworth County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1906 and 1977

by

Unknown

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
1-84' and 1-60' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Mud Creek

Significance:

Local

Future Flint Hills Nature Trail - Old US-56 Bridge

Image name

Future Flint Hills Nature Trail - Old US-56 Bridge

This deck plate girder bridge carries an abandoned railroad over a former alignment of US Highway 56

Delavan, Morris County, Kansas

Owner: Morris County

Status: Abandoned, Awaiting Future Trail Development

Built 1931

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Industrial Construction Company of St. Louis, Missouri

for

Missouri Pacific Railroad

Design:
70' deck plate girder and concrete slab

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over former US Highway 56

Significance:

Local

RI W. Branch Lyon Creek Bridge

Image name

RI W. Branch Lyon Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1792)

This double intersection Warren pony truss bridge crosses the W. Branch of Lyon Creek near Woodbine

Woodbine, Dickinson County, Kansas

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1887

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska Railway

Design:
60' double intersection Warren pony truss

Description:
Double intersection Warren pony truss bridge over W. Branch Lyon Creek

Significance:

Regional

UP Republican River Bridge (Fort Riley)

Image name

UP Republican River Bridge (Fort Riley)

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #137.18)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge crosses the Republican River between Junction City and Fort Riley

Junction City, Geary County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
2-138' quadrangular lattice through trusses

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Republican River

Significance:

Moderate

UP Kansas River Bridge (Kansas City, Middle)

Image name

UP Kansas River Bridge (Kansas City, Middle)

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #1.57B)

This Pratt through bridge is the northern of two parallel bridges across the Kansas River

Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900 and 1911

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Union Bridge & Contracting Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Missouri Pacific Railroad

Design:
3-180', 1-196' Pratt through trusses and 22' steel stringer

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Kansas River

Significance:

Regional