The original bridge consisted of three spans, Howe Truss, 150' each and a long pile trestle approach on the North and a short pile trestle approach on the south end. The work was begun in October 1868. They worked all the winter of 1868-1869 and completed it March 30th, 1869, on which date the first engine (The C. K. Holliday) passed over the bridge and made a through line North Topeka to Carbondale, where the track stopped for several months.
The bridge was partly rebuilt in 1877-'78 and 1882 with a total renewal in 1909-'10 with a ballested dock and new steel trusses of Standard loading. A pile approach (ballasted deck) 160' long was built at East End. (Old East abutment remodeled into a pier in 1911) Total length 979.7'
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