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SKOL - Big Hill Creek Bridge

Montgomery County, Kansas

Photos 

Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in July 2017

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BH Photo #398794

Map 

Street View 

Description 

Relocated from Rio San Jose River Bridge near Suwanee, NM

Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Big Hill Creek on South Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad.
Location
Montgomery County, Kansas
Status
Open to railroad traffic
History
Built 1899, Relocated Here 1925
Railroads
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (ATSF)
- South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad (SKOL)
Design
6 panel, pin-connected Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 150.0 ft.
Total length: 260.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.08758, -95.60150   (decimal degrees)
37°05'15" N, 95°36'05" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/268772/4107754 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Coffeyville East
Land survey
T. 34 S., R. 17 E., Sec. 18
Inventory number
BH 77865 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,566)
6-panel truss (645)
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (449)
Beam (15,716)
Built 1899 (396)
Built during 1890s (2,984)
Have street view (26,947)
Kansas (3,192)
Montgomery County, Kansas (54)
Open (39,882)
 Owned by railroad (12,423)
Pin-connected (3,901)
Pratt through truss (5,390)
Pratt truss (9,297)
South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad (30)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,220)
Through truss (15,062)
Timber stringer (4,018)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,225)
Truss (32,784)

Update Log 

  • November 4, 2017: Updated by John Marvig: Added Information from ATSF Bridge Book
  • October 31, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • July 30, 2017: New photos from Nick Schmiedeler
  • July 11, 2017: Updated by Clark Vance: Added category "Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway"
  • July 11, 2017: New Street View added by Robert Elder

Sources 

  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Nick Schmiedeler - nick [at] nickschmiedeler [dot] com
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Comments 

SKOL - Big Hill Creek Bridge
Posted June 29, 2018, by John Marvig (marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com)

There is only one 149' Through Truss on the ATSF system in 1916 that was replaced prior to 1925, indicating that this truss likely came from that location. Original location is believed to be near Suwanee, NM.

SKOL - Big Hill Creek Bridge
Posted July 30, 2017, by Nick Schmiedeler

ol beauty !!

SKOL - Big Hill Creek Bridge
Posted July 11, 2017, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

I have known about this bridge for years, but I just now realized that it was not listed on this website. This is one of several old railroad bridges (truss and plate girder) in the Coffeyville vicinity.