This unique double deck bridge crosses the Kansas River as part of a longer series of viaducts

Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas

Owner: Kansas City Terminal Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1917-1919

by

American Bridge Company of New York; D. Munro of Kansas City, Missouri and Kelly-Atkinson Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Kansas City Terminal Railway

Design:
2-300' double deck Baltimore through trusses and 132' Warren deck truss

Description:
Double deck Baltimore through truss bridge over Kansas River

Significance:

This large Parker through truss bridge carries an abandoned railroad across the Marmaton River in Fort Scott

Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas

Owner: City of Fort Scott

Status: Abandoned

Built c. 1910

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

for

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway

Design:
190' Parker through truss and timber trestle

Description:
Parker through truss bridge over Marmaton River

Significance:

This small through plate girder bridge crosses SE 15th Street in Topeka

Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1929

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
1-41' through plate girder and 2-8' steel stringers

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over SE 15th Street

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge crosses Wilder Road near Holliday Junction

Holliday, Johnson County, Kansas

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1953

by

Ryerson & Son Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
32' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Wilder Road

Significance:

This massive Parker through truss bridge crosses the Kansas River at the end of Ohio Street

Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas

Owner: City of Kansas City (Kansas)

Status: Abandoned

Built 1916

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Kansas City Bridge Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Kansas City Southern Railway

Design:
2-300' Parker through trusses and 235' spread Warren through truss

Description:
Parker through truss bridge over Kansas River

Significance:

This brick lined stone arch bridge crosses an unnamed creek east of Lecompton

Lecompton, Douglas County, Kansas

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1896

by

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
12' brick lined stone arch

Description:
Brick lined stone arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

This Pratt through truss bridge crosses the Verdigris River on the east side of Independence

Independence, Montgomery County, Kansas

Owner: South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

Unknown

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
178' Pratt through truss, 1-66' and 2-54' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Verdigris River

Significance:

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:

This Double intersection Warren through truss bridge crosses the Arkansas River on the south side of Wichita

Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1965 and c. 1990 using secondhand spans fabricated 1909, c. 1910 and c. 1950

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
153' double intersection Warren through truss and steel stringer

Description:
Double intersection Warren through truss bridge over Arkansas River

Significance:

This abandoned through truss bridge crosses the Fall River and 1450 Road west of New Albany

New Albany, Wilson County, Kansas

Owner: South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad

Status: Abandoned

Built 1905

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

for

St. Louis–San Francisco Railway

Design:
164' Pratt through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Fall River

Significance: