This deck girder and concrete skeleton abutment bridge crosses K-4 and Lime Creek in Herington

Herington, Dickinson County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1924

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Cedar Rapids Construction Company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
90' concrete slab and concrete skeleton abutment

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Kansas Highway 4 and Lime Creek

Significance:

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:

This small stone arch culvert crosses an unnamed creek east of Enterprise

Enterprise, Dickinson County, Kansas

Owner: Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1887

by

Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska Railway

Design:
6' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

This quadrangular lattice through truss crosses the Solomon River on the west side of Solomon

Solomon, Dickinson County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

Unknown

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
138' quadrangular lattice through truss and steel stringer

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Solomon River

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses the Smoky Hill River in Enterprise

Enterprise, Dickinson County, Kansas

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1911

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
2-103' through plate girder and concrete modular girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Smoky Hill River

Significance:

This concrete arch bridge crosses an unnamed branch of Lime Creek on the north side of Herington

Herington, Dickinson County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1923

by

Cedar Rapids Construction Company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
25' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over unnamed branch of Lime Creek

Significance:

This concrete slab bridge utilizes a concrete fascia to appear as a concrete arch

Herington, Dickinson County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1923

by

Cedar Rapids Construction Company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
20' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Vane Road

Significance:

This small steel stringer bridge crosses an unnamed drainage ditch east of Solomon

Solomon, Dickinson County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1950

by

Unknown

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
20' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed drainage ditch

Significance:

This skewed quadrangular lattice through truss bridge crosses Chapman Creek in Chapman

Champan, Dickinson County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

Unknown

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
154' quadrangular lattice through truss

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Chapman Creek

Significance:

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: