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BNSF - Dry Creek Arch Bridge

Lyon County, Kansas

Photos 

Photo taken by Ron Reber in December 2018

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BH Photo #440034

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Dry Creek on BNSF Railway
Location
Neosho Rapids, Lyon County, Kansas
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1906
Railroads
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (ATSF)
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
Design
Don't know
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 27.0 ft.
Total length: 54.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.37459, -95.99923   (decimal degrees)
38°22'29" N, 95°59'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/237992/4251637 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 83878 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (12,169)
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (451)
BNSF Railway (1,515)
Built 1906 (626)
Built during 1900s (7,257)
Closed-spandrel arch (4,033)
Deck arch (11,406)
Kansas (3,195)
 Lyon County, Kansas (156)
Neosho Rapids, Kansas (1)
Open (39,983)
Owned by railroad (12,502)
Railroad (15,604)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,711)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,318)

Update Log 

  • January 7, 2020: Updated by John Marvig: added information from ATSF Bridge Records
  • August 6, 2019: Updated by Luke: Added type
  • December 29, 2018: New photos from Ron Reber

Sources 

  • Luke
  • Ron Reber
  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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