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BNSF - Kill Creek Bridge (EB)

Johnson County, Kansas

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BNSF Kill Creek Bridge (EB)

Former Abutment

Photo taken by John Marvig in February 2017

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BH Photo #381356

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Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Kill Creek on BNSF Railway
Location
De Soto, Johnson County, Kansas
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1940
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (ATSF)
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 65.0 ft.
Total length: 185.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.98079, -94.95674   (decimal degrees)
38°58'51" N, 94°57'24" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/330509/4316465 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
De Soto
Inventory number
BH 75848 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,722)
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (481)
BNSF Railway (1,617)
Beam (17,286)
Built 1940 (1,132)
Built during 1940s (4,281)
De Soto, Kansas (6)
Deck girder (6,527)
Girder (11,551)
Johnson County, Kansas (49)
 Kansas (3,287)
Open (41,354)
Owned by railroad (13,989)
Plate girder (9,068)
Railroad (16,926)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,645)
Steel stringer (6,890)
Timber stringer (4,439)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,648)

Update Log 

  • March 5, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • March 1, 2017: Added by John Marvig

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