Railroad Bridges in , Missouri


Random Bridges

CPKC 63rd Street Viaduct

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CPKC 63rd Street Viaduct

This large deck plate girder viaduct crosses 63rd Street Trafficway on the south side of Kansas City

Southwest Kansas City, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1928

by

Unknown and List Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Kansas City Southern Railway

Design:
17 span deck plate girder viaduct

Description:
Deck plate girder viaduct over 63rd Street Trafficway and unnamed creek

Significance:

Moderate

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 Brush Creek Bridge (Parkville)

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BNSF Brush Creek Bridge (Parkville)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #13.70)

This Baltimore through truss bridge crosses Brush Creek west of Parkville

, Platte County, Missouri

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1905

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

for

BNSF Railway

Design:
105' Baltimore through truss and concrete modular girder

Description:
Baltimore through truss bridge over Brush Creek

Significance:

Moderate

UP Bridge #245.60

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UP Bridge #245.60

(Missouri Pacific Railroad Bridge #2456)

This small concrete arch culvert crosses an unnamed creek west of Strasburg

Strasburg, Cass County, Missouri

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1900

by

Missouri Pacific Railway

Design:
8'x6' concrete arch culvert

Description:
Concrete arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Lost Creek Bridge (Elsberry)

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BNSF Lost Creek Bridge (Elsberry)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #67.97)

This small Pratt through truss bridge once crossed Lost Creek in Elsberry

Elsberry, Lincoln County, Missouri

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
110' Pratt through truss

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Lost Creek

Significance:

Moderate

NS MO-5 Bridge

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NS MO-5 Bridge

(Norfolk Southern Railway Bridge #171.80)

This through plate girder bridge crosses Missouri Route 5 west of Salisbury

Salisbury, Chariton County, Missouri

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1912 and 1929

by

Unknown

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
38' through plate girder and 14' concrete slab

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Missouri Route 5

Significance:

Local

Rock Island Trail - Big Creek Bridge (West)

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Rock Island Trail - Big Creek Bridge (West)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #2619)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Big Creek below Missouri Route 7 in Pleasant Hill

Pleasant Hill, Cass County, Missouri

Owner: Missouri State Parks

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Stubbs-Flick-Johnson Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
1-60' and 2-50' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Big Creek

Significance:

Local

Mosby Interurban Bridge

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Mosby Interurban Bridge

(122nd Street Fishing River Bridge)

This Luten concrete arch bridge now carries a closed segment of 122nd Street across the Fishing River

Mosby, Clay County, Missouri

Owner: City of Mosby

Status: Closed to all Traffic

Built 1911

by

Wyandotte Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Kansas City, Clay County & St. Joseph Railway

Design:
3-60' Luten concrete arches

Description:
Luten concrete arch bridge over Fishing River

Significance:

Regional

CPKC Gregory Boulevard Viaduct

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CPKC Gregory Boulevard Viaduct

This large concrete arch bridge crosses Gregory Boulevard west of Interstate 435

Southwest Kansas City, 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:
Open spandrel concrete arch viaduct

Description:
Open spandrel concrete arch bridge over Gregory Boulevard

Significance:

Regional

Rock Island Trail - Crawford Creek Bridge (West)

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Rock Island Trail - Crawford Creek Bridge (West)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #2542)

This through plate girder bridge carries the Rock Island Trail over the west channel of Crawford Creek south of Strasburg

Strasburg, Cass County, Missouri

Owner: Missouri State Parks

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1975 using spans fabricated c. 1920

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
45' through plate girder and 3-40' deck plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Crawford Creek

Significance:

Local