Railroad Bridges in , Missouri


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CPKC Stadium Drive Bridge

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CPKC Stadium Drive Bridge

This concrete encased beam and slab bridge crosses Stadium Drive near Raytown Road

Leeds, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1928

by

List Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Kansas City Southern Railway

Design:
32' concrete encased beam and 2-12' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Stadium Drive

Significance:

Local

BNSF Route H Bridge (Liberty)

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BNSF Route H Bridge (Liberty)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #209.21)

This steel stringer bridge crosses Route H in Liberty

Liberty, Clay County, Missouri

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1936

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
1-50', 2-21' and 2-20' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Route H

Significance:

Local

BNSF Sugar Creek Bridge (Iatan)

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BNSF Sugar Creek Bridge (Iatan)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #41.12)

This through plate girder bridge crosses Sugar Creek alongside Missouri Route 45

Iatan, Platte County, Missouri

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1945

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
1-98' and 1-32' through plate girder and concrete modular girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Sugar Creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Dean Lake Bridge

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BNSF Dean Lake Bridge

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #368B)

This through plate girder bridge crosses an overflow of the Grand River west of Snyder

Snyder, Chariton County, Missouri

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
2-105' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Dean Lake (Grand River Overflow)

Significance:

Local

CPKC Coon Creek Bridge (Chillicothe)

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CPKC Coon Creek Bridge (Chillicothe)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #I-700)

This Warren pony truss bridge crosses Coon Creek south of Chillicothe

Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
105' Warren pony truss, 6-45' and 1-40' deck plate girders

Description:
Warren pony truss bridge over Coon Creek

Significance:

Moderate

South Grand Avenue Bridge

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South Grand Avenue Bridge

(Missouri Pacific Railroad Bridge #5)

This historic through truss bridge carries South Grand Avenue over Flat Creek south of Sedalia

Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri

Owner: Pettis County

Status: Open to Automobile Traffic

Built 1898 using a span fabricated c. 1890

by

Unknown

for

Missouri Pacific Railroad

Design:
2-86' Pratt through trusses

Description:
Historic Pratt through truss bridge over Flat Creek

Significance:

Regional

CPKC Wilson Road Bridge

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CPKC Wilson Road Bridge

(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #481.1)

This small steel stringer bridge crosses Wilson Road in Independence

Independence, Jackson County, Missouri

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1932

by

Unknown

for

Alton Railroad

Design:
29' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Wilson Road

Significance:

Local

Carroll County Road 314 Overpass

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Carroll County Road 314 Overpass

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #377G)

This Pratt through truss bridge was replaced in 2020 and was donated to an adjacent landowner

Bosworth, Carroll County, Missouri

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Replaced by a new bridge and set onto ground

Built 1911 using a truss fabricated c. 1887

by

Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
164' Pratt through truss

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over BNSF Railway

Significance:

Regional

Parkville Waddell "A" Truss

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Parkville Waddell "A" Truss

(Quincy, Omaha & Kansas City Railroad Linn Branch Bridge)

This unique Waddell "A" truss was spared destruction twice, and is one of two spans of this design known in the United States

Parkville, Platte County, Missouri

Owner: City of Parkville

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1898

by

A&P Roberts Company (Pencoyd Iron Works) of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania

for

Quincy, Omaha & Kansas City Railroad

Design:
100' Waddell "A" Truss

Description:
Historic Waddell "A" Truss over Rush Creek

Significance:

National

UP Moreau River Bridge

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UP Moreau River Bridge

(Missouri Pacific Railroad Bridge #33A)

This Warren deck truss bridge crosses the Moreau River west of Osage City

Osage City, Cole County, Missouri

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1926

by

Unknown

for

Missouri Pacific Railroad

Design:
160' Warren deck truss, deck girder and concrete slab

Description:
Warren deck truss bridge over Moreau River

Significance:

Moderate