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BNSF - Little Arkansas River Bridge

Harvey County, Kansas

Photos 

Halstead Rail Bridge

Looking East

Photo taken by John Marvig in October 2017

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BH Photo #408716

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pratt Through truss bridge over Little Arkansas River on BNSF Railway
Location
Halstead, Harvey County, Kansas
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1913
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (ATSF)
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Span length: 155.0 ft.
Total length: 155.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.00606, -97.49610   (decimal degrees)
38°00'22" N, 97°29'46" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/632031/4207554 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Zimmerdale
Inventory number
BH 39840 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

7-panel truss (373)
American Bridge Co. (1,530)
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (451)
BNSF Railway (1,518)
Built 1913 (869)
Built during 1910s (9,711)
Halstead, Kansas (3)
Harvey County, Kansas (46)
Kansas (3,202)
Open (40,046)
 Owned by railroad (12,594)
Pin-connected (3,944)
Pratt through truss (5,458)
Pratt truss (9,395)
Railroad (15,664)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,243)
Through truss (15,284)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,948)
Truss (33,138)

Update Log 

  • November 1, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • February 11, 2009: Added by Robert Elder

Sources 

  • Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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