Kahman-McMurray Company of Kansas City, Missouri
UP Kansas River Bridge (Kansas City, North)
UP Kansas River Bridge (Kansas City, North)
(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #286.16)
This large through truss bridge is the easternmost railroad bridge across the Kansas River
Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1903 and 1922
by
Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio
for
Chicago Great Western Railway and Missouri Pacific Railway
Design:
246' spread Warren through truss, 3-200' Pratt through truss, 80' through plate girder and 2-16' concrete slab
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Kansas River
Significance: