This unusual telescoping through truss lift bridge once carried two decks of traffic across the Missouri River

Downtown Kansas City, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri to North Kansas City, Clay county, Missouri

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1911

by

McClintic-Marshall Corportation of Chicago, Illinois and James O'Connor & Son of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Union Bridge & Terminal Railroad

Design: 428' telescoping Baltimore through truss and 2-428' Baltimore through trusses

Telescoping through truss lift bridge over Missouri River

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This Pratt through truss bridge crosses the Little Blue River west of Sibley

Sibley, Jackson County, Missouri

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1908

by

Unknown

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design: 150' Pratt through truss and timber pile trestle

Pratt through truss bridge over Little Blue River

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This through plate girder bridge crosses 18th Street on the west side of Independence

Independence, Jackson County, Missouri

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1925

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design: 2-39' through plate girders

Through plate girder bridge over 18th Street

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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

Railroad/Original Owner: Kansas City Southern Railway

Design: 17 span deck plate girder viaduct

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

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This large concrete arch bridge crosses Blue Parkway 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

Railroad/Original Owner: Kansas City Southern Railway

Design: Open spandrel concrete arch viaduct

Open spandrel concrete arch bridge over Blue Parkway

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