A little reading on a nearby bridge gives the date, 1886, and
explains the names. My guess would be that it was built in the
late 1800s. All I know is that CKW built the route, and that the
CKW was bought by the ATSF around 1901. Any idea how long ago
the RR was built? The 1903 KS RR map also shows AT&SF but I
don't know anything about when this line was built or by whom. I
don't have much access to RR history, so your info source would
be interesting to look at. I'm always curious what else might be
out there undiscovered. The bridge would have been built by the
Chicago, Kansas and Western Railroad.
http://bridgehunter.com/ks/chautauqua/ckw-cedar-creek/ The RR
was shown as the AT&SF on the 1936 county highway map. The photo
showing a pier in the middle of the river, just north of the
Cedar Creek Bridge is from a railroad bridge and is the same
railroad that built the stone arch bridge, just west of Elgin
that is pictured elsewhere on this site. The railroad was
removed in the late 30's. There are also stone