Atchison


Atchison Railroad Bridge

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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:

Regional

SKOL Fall River Bridge (Fredonia)

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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