Photo 

This bridge consists of a pair of seven panel, pin connected Pratt through trusses. Naturally, the railroad company forbids trespassing near the bridge area, so the bridge was photographed from a distance using a zoom.

Photo taken by Robert Elder in February 2008

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Map 

Vicinity Map

Vicinity map

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Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Walnut River on Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe (ATSF) Railroad
Location
Cowley County, Kansas
Status
Open to traffic
Design
Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.24221, -97.00787   (decimal degrees)
37°14'32" N, 97°00'28" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/676697/4123601 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Hackney
Inventory number
BH 36261 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Cowley County, Kansas (40)
Kansas (1,461)
Open (21,979)
Owned by railroad (709)
Pratt truss (1,594)
Through truss (5,484)
Truss (16,167)

Update Log 

  • February 12, 2008: Added by Robert Elder

Sources 

  • Robert Elder - bass-tbn [at] ku [dot] edu