The Mighty Samson of the Cimarron is easily accessible and stands proudly in view of anyone driving along U.S. 54. It’s located between Kismet and Liberal, 13 miles northeast of Liberal. The 1,269-foot railroad bridge was erected in 1939 to cross the Cimarron River. It replaced 3.5 miles of curves and trestles and raised the railroad 113-feet above the river bed below. John Farrington, chief operator for Rock Island, engineered the state-of-the-art bridge. The Mighty Samson is considered to be an engineering marvel of its time and still in use today.
