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Atchison Swing Bridge

Atchison County, Kansas

Photo 

From The Railroad Gazette's "English Versus American Bridges", published 1874

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Post through truss bridge over Missouri River on Road & Railroads
Location
Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1875; Replaced ca. 1900
Builder
- American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois
Railroads
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (ATSF)
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (RI; CRIP; ROCK)
- Missouri Pacific Railroad (MP; MoPac)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Post through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 364.0 ft.
Total length: 1,154.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.56061, -95.11300   (decimal degrees)
39°33'38" N, 95°06'47" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/318476/4381123 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 70819 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,180)
American Bridge Works (25)
Atchison County, Kansas (63)
Atchison, Kansas (4)
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (256)
Built 1875 (92)
Built during 1870s (898)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (888)
Kansas (2,705)
Lost (18,696)
Lost 1900 (14)
Lost during 1900s (219)
Missouri Pacific Railroad (256)
 Missouri River (116)
Movable (2,705)
Navigable waterway (1,998)
Owned by railroad (9,825)
Post truss (36)
Rail-and-Road (314)
Replaced by new bridge (12,394)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,091)
Swing (1,248)
Through truss (12,893)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,671)
Truss (29,445)
Union Pacific Railroad (1,923)

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  • February 8, 2016: Added by Luke

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