Rating:
1 vote

BNSF - Marais Des Cygnes River Bridge #1

Linn County, Kansas

Photos 

This bridge also spans the Marais des Cygnes River. The main span is a riveted Warren through truss.

Photo taken by Robert Elder in 2004

Enlarge

BH Photo #111589

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Marais Des Cygnes River on BNSF Railway
Location
Linn County, Kansas
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1926, Approaches Rebuilt 1989
Builder
- Virginia Bridge & Iron Co. of Roanoke, Virginia [also known as Virginia Bridge Co.]
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- St. Louis-San Francisco Railway (SLSF; Frisco)
Design
Warren through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 165.0 ft.
Total length: 1,067.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.27884, -94.72264   (decimal degrees)
38°16'44" N, 94°43'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/349325/4238157 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Boicourt
Inventory numbers
KS 000541101605366 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 17974 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

7-panel truss (377)
A-frame portal (432)
BNSF Railway (1,549)
Beam (16,158)
Built 1926 (795)
Built during 1920s (10,068)
Concrete stringer (829)
Kansas (3,224)
Linn County, Kansas (20)
Marais des Cygnes River (33)
Open (40,205)
Owned by railroad (12,871)
 Railroad (16,010)
Riveted (2,232)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,277)
St. Louis-San Francisco Railway (217)
Through truss (15,592)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,913)
Truss (33,666)
Virginia Bridge & Iron Co. (199)
Virginia Bridge Co. (53)
Warren through truss (1,642)
Warren truss (6,725)

Update Log 

  • March 9, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • January 24, 2013: New photo from Ruth Reynolds
  • July 15, 2008: New photo from Ruth Reynolds
  • March 8, 2008: New photos from Ruth Reynolds
  • February 8, 2008: New photo from Robert Elder

Sources 

  • Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Ruth Reynolds - ruthmusic [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
Post a comment here

Comments 

BNSF - Railroad Marais Des Cygnes River Bridge
Posted July 2, 2016, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Reply to John:

The approaches were redone sometime after the KSHS survey. The photo on the KHRI Database shows the older approaches.

BNSF - Railroad Marais Des Cygnes River Bridge
Posted February 11, 2016, by John Marvig (marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com)

While the approaches may date to 1989, I disagree about the truss. The laced members signify a 1920s era truss.