Railroad Bridges in , Missouri


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MP Fire Prairie Creek Bridge

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MP Fire Prairie Creek Bridge

This recycled turntable crosses Fire Prairie Creek east of Independence

Independence, Jackson County, Missouri

Owner: Jackson County

Status: Abandoned

Built 1957 using a recycled turntable fabricated c. 1905

by

Unknown

for

Missouri Pacific Railroad

Design:
75' recycled turntable deck girder and trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Fire Prairie Creek

Significance:

Moderate

BNSF Tarkio River Bridge (Craig)

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BNSF Tarkio River Bridge (Craig)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #112.81)

This Baltimore through truss bridge crosses the Tarkio River in a rural area northwest of Craig

Craig, Holt County, Missouri

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
126' Baltimore through truss and concrete modular girder

Description:
Baltimore through truss bridge over Tarkio River

Significance:

Moderate

MILW Lone Star Creek Bridge

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MILW Lone Star Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #I-828)

This small concrete arch bridge once carried the Milwaukee Road over Lone Star Creek

Mosby, Clay County, Missouri

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1915

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
12' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Lone Star Creek

Significance:

Local

CPKC Kearney Road Bridge

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CPKC Kearney Road Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #I-816 1/2)

This steel stringer bridge crosses Missouri Route 10 (Kearney Road) on the west side of Excelsior Springs

Excelsior Springs, Clay County, Missouri

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1935

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
40' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Missouri Route 10 (Kearney Road)

Significance:

Local

Carroll County Road 321 Overpass

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Carroll County Road 321 Overpass

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #375A)

This lightweight Pratt pony truss bridge once carried Carroll County Road 321 over the BNSF Railway

Bosworth, Carroll County, Missouri

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Removed

Built 1911 using a truss fabricated c. 1885

by

Unknown

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
83' Pratt pony truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over BNSF Railway

Significance:

Regional

CPKC Noix Creek Bridge (East)

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CPKC Noix Creek Bridge (East)

(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #275.0)

This deck plate girder bridge is the eastern crossing of Noix Creek along this route

Louisiana, Pike County, Missouri

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1896

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
2-71' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Noix Creek

Significance:

Local

Rock Island Trail - Chipman Road Bridge

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Rock Island Trail - Chipman Road Bridge

This concrete arch bridge crosses Chipman Road in Lee's Summit

Lee's Summit, Jackson County, Missouri

Owner: Jackson County

Status:

Built 1903

by

Stubbs-Flick-Johnson Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
16' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Chipman Road

Significance:

Local

CPKC Grand River Bridge (Chillicothe)

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CPKC Grand River Bridge (Chillicothe)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #I-702)

This Warren pony truss bridge crosses the Grand River south of Chillicothe

Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1903 and 1927

by

Unknown and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
3-135' Warren pony truss, 2-68' and 10-50' deck plate girders

Description:
Warren pony truss bridge over Grand River

Significance:

Moderate

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

Rock Island Trail - Blue Parkway Bridge

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Rock Island Trail - Blue Parkway Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #2790)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Blue Parkway (Missouri Route 350) near Noland Road

Southeast Kansas City, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri

Owner: Jackson County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1934

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
50' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Blue Parkway (Missouri Route 350)

Significance:

Local