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Marion Railroad Bridge

Marion County, Kansas
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Photo taken by Cindy Gibson Apr 2011

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Description 

Probably built as part of the Rock Island line, the 1985 topo shows Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas (part of MKT) ownership. Mergers made the OKT part of Mo Pac and now Union Pacific.

Facts 

Overview
Railroad bridge over Cottonwood River on Union Pacific Railroad at Marion
Location
Marion, Marion County, Kansas
Status
Open to traffic
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.34277, -97.02769   (decimal degrees)
38°20'34" N, 97°01'40" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/672362/4245688 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 20 S., R. 4 E., Sec. 6
Elevation
1312 ft. above sea level
USGS topographic map
Marion, Kans.
Inventory number
BH 45808 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Cottonwood River (Kansas) (28)
Deck girder (1,832)
Girder (3,288)
Kansas (2,289)
Marion County, Kansas (76)
Marion, Kansas (8)
Open (28,454)
Owned by railroad (4,120)
Plate girder (2,285)
Union Pacific Railroad (832)

Update Log 

  • April 29, 2011: Updated by Clark Vance: Photos and map info
  • April 25, 2011: New photo from Clark Vance
  • August 5, 2010: Added by Sheldon

Sources 

  • Sheldon Wiens
  • Clark Vance - cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com
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Marion Railroad Bridge
Posted April 29, 2011, by Clark Vance (cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com)

Deck plate girder trestle on metal pilings. Old design with modern materials.

Marion Railroad Bridge
Posted September 10, 2010, by Sheldon (sheldon_wiens77 [at] hotmail [dot] com)

On Bing Maps Bird's eye view, I have seen the pillar shadows of this bridge. I have never been by this bridge before. But by the look of the pillar shadows, this bridge appears to be a wooden trestle.