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KYLE - Buffalo Creek Bridge (East)

Cloud County, Kansas

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KYLE Buffalo Creek Bridge (East)

Looking East

Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2020

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BH Photo #464334

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Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Buffalo Creek on KYLE Railroad
Location
Cloud County, Kansas
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1900
Builder
- Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan
Railroads
- Kyle Railroad (KYLE)
- Missouri Pacific Railroad (MP)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 75.0 ft.
Total length: 127.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.59667, -97.78079   (decimal degrees)
39°35'48" N, 97°46'51" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/604682/4383703 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 87694 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (17,369)
Built 1900 (976)
Built during 1900s (7,936)
Cloud County, Kansas (27)
Detroit Bridge & Iron Works (85)
Girder (11,641)
Kansas (3,290)
Kyle Railroad (12)
Missouri Pacific Railroad (421)
 Open (41,427)
Owned by railroad (14,124)
Plate girder (9,152)
Railroad (16,990)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,803)
Through girder (4,376)
Timber stringer (4,471)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,473)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,507)

Update Log 

  • January 6, 2020: New photos from John Marvig

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