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

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
2-39' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 18th Street

Significance:

This large through truss swing bridge crosses the Missouri River downstream of the Broadway Bridge

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

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1917

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Union Bridge & Contracting Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
450' through truss swing span, 2-330' Baltimore through trusses and through plate girder

Description:
Through truss swing bridge over Missouri River

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses US Highway 24 on the west side of Independence

Independence, Jackson County, Missouri

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1935

by

Unknown

for

Alton Railroad

Design:
80' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over US Highway 24

Significance:

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:

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:

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:

This through and deck plate girder bridge crosses Manchester Trafficway and the CPKC Pittsburgh Subdivision

Leeds, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri

Owner: Jackson County

Status: Abandoned

Built c. 1929 and 1955

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
1-80' and 1-30' through plate girders, 2-55' and 1-30' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over Manchester Trafficway and CPKC

Significance:

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

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
150' Pratt through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Little Blue River

Significance:

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

Union Bridge & Terminal Railroad

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

Description:
Telescoping through truss lift bridge over Missouri River

Significance:

This concrete arch bridge carries the Rock Island Trail over Frost Road on the southeast side of Kansas City

Southeast Kansas City, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri

Owner: Jackson County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1903

by

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

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
16' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Frost Road

Significance: