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Flint Hills Nature Trail - Big John Creek Bridge

Morris County, Kansas

Photos 

Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in January 2018

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BH Photo #416976

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Bridge over Big John Creek on Flint Hills Nature Trail (former MoPac railroad)
Location
Morris County, Kansas
Status
Open to pedestrians only
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroad
- Missouri Pacific Railroad (MP)
Design
Deck plate girder
Also called
MoPac - Big John Creek Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.64598, -96.45331   (decimal degrees)
38°38'46" N, 96°27'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/721633/4280569 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Council Grove
Land survey
T. 16 S., R. 9 E., Sec. 19
Inventory number
BH 65939 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,522)
Deck girder (5,792)
Flint Hills Nature Trail (13)
Girder (10,316)
Kansas (3,199)
Missouri Pacific Railroad (382)
 Morris County, Kansas (66)
Open to pedestrians (4,256)
Plate girder (7,999)
Rail-to-trail (1,566)
Railroad (15,619)
Slab (2,081)

Update Log 

  • January 27, 2018: New photos from Nick Schmiedeler
  • February 9, 2015: Updated by Max : Added categories "Rail-to-trail", "Missouri Pacific Railroad", "Flint Hills Nature Trail"

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Flint Hills Nature Trail - Big John Creek Bridge
Posted January 27, 2018, by Nick Schmiedeler (nick [at] nickschmiedeler [dot] com)

Another rail-to-trail being worked on currently here in Jan. 2018, this one obviously needs some safety updates for pedestrians, this bridge built 1930 by American Bridge Co. out of NY.