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KYLE - County 14 Bridge

Republic County, Kansas

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KYLE County 14 Bridge

Overview

Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2020

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BH Photo #464516

Map 

Description 

East span possibly built 1911, when the substructures were constructed. Road leading to bridge is a mud road and easy to get stuck on.

Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over County Road 14 and West Creek on KYLE Railroad
Location
Republic County, Kansas
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1940
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
- Kyle Railroad (KYLE)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 65.0 ft.
Total length: 90.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.81817, -97.68910   (decimal degrees)
39°49'05" N, 97°41'21" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/612195/4408397 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 87699 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,660)
Built 1940 (1,116)
Built during 1940s (4,233)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,158)
Deck girder (6,303)
Girder (11,169)
Kansas (3,269)
Kyle Railroad (12)
 Open (40,968)
Owned by railroad (13,494)
Plate girder (8,724)
Railroad (16,455)
Republic County, Kansas (42)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,420)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,788)

Update Log 

  • January 6, 2020: New photos from John Marvig

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KYLE - County 14 Bridge
Posted January 6, 2020, by John Marvig (marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Like many of the roads in Republic County, this one was a mud road and in horrible condition after the area got over an inch of rain prior to my visit. We got our rental car stuck 100' north of the US-36 intersection. As the tow truck operator said, they've pulled 40+ cars off this road in the last year, due to the mud.