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UP - Bourbonais Creek Bridge

Shawnee County, Kansas

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UP Bourbonais Creek Bridge

Overview

Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2019

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BH Photo #463914

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Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Bourbonais Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Shawnee County, Kansas
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built Ca. 1906, Approaches Added 1946
Builder
- Paxton-Vierling Steel Co./Works of Omaha, Nebraska
Railroad
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 35.0 ft.
Total length: 95.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.17433, -96.02421   (decimal degrees)
39°10'28" N, 96°01'27" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/757069/4340341 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 87670 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (15,821)
Built 1946 (207)
Built during 1940s (4,107)
Girder (10,307)
Kansas (3,198)
Open (39,995)
Owned by railroad (12,508)
Paxton-Vierling Steel Co./Works (7)
 Plate girder (7,991)
Railroad (15,615)
Shawnee County, Kansas (86)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,714)
Steel stringer (6,292)
Through girder (3,844)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,598)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,377)

Update Log 

  • January 5, 2020: New photos from John Marvig
  • January 4, 2020: Added by John Marvig

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