Railroad Bridges in Jackson County , Missouri


Jackson County is located in west central Missouri, and is one of the principal counties of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The seat and largest city are both Kansas City, and Independence shares the seat.

Random Bridges

UP Blue River Bridge #2

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UP Blue River Bridge #2

(Missouri Pacific Railroad Bridge #2973)

This deck plate girder bridge is one of two identical bridges over the Blue River in the area

Southwest Kansas City, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1954

by

Unknown and L.G. Barcus Company of Kansas City, Kansas

for

Missouri Pacific Railroad

Design:
1-70' and 2-60' deck plate girders and 4-22' concrete slabs

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Blue River

Significance:

Local

Sibley Railroad Bridge

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Sibley Railroad Bridge

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #425A)

This massive Pennsylvania through truss bridge carries the BNSF mainline across the Missouri River at Sibley

Sibley, Jackson County, Missouri to Orrick, Ray County, Missouri

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1915

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Company of Leavenworth, Kansas

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
3-396' Pennsylvania through trusses, Pratt deck truss and deck plate girder viaduct

Description:
Massive Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Missouri River

Significance:

High

Santa Fe Street Overpass

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Santa Fe Street Overpass

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #427A)

This Pratt through truss bridge carries Santa Fe Street over the BNSF Railway in Sibley

Sibley, Jackson County, Missouri

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Automobile Traffic

Built 1913 using a truss fabricated c. 1887

by

Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
164' Pratt through truss

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over BNSF Railway

Significance:

Regional

CPKC Blue Ridge Boulevard Bridge

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CPKC Blue Ridge Boulevard Bridge

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Blue Ridge Boulevard in Grandview

Grandview, 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:
40' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Blue Ridge Boulevard

Significance:

Local

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

Freight House Pedestrian Bridge

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Freight House Pedestrian Bridge

(Pencoyd Railroad Bridge)

This historic through truss bridge was spared demolition and reused at the Kansas City Union Station

Downtown Kansas City, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri

Owner: City of Kansas City (Missouri)

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 2006 using spans fabricated 1892

by

Pencoyd Bridge & Construction Company of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania

for

Kansas City Suburban Belt Railroad

Design:
1-140', 1-100' Pratt through truss

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Kansas City Terminal Railway

Significance:

Regional

Armour-Swift-Burlington (ASB) Bridge

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Armour-Swift-Burlington (ASB) Bridge

(Fratt Bridge)

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:

National

RI - Stadium Drive Bridge

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RI - Stadium Drive Bridge

This unique concrete arch and encased beam bridge crosses Stadium Drive near Raytown Road

Leeds, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri

Owner: Jackson County

Status: Abandoned

Built 1903 and 1904

by

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

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
24' concrete arch set over 24' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete arch and encased beam bridge over Stadium Drive

Significance:

Moderate

Second Hannibal Bridge

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Second Hannibal Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #224.89)

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:

High

RI - Manchester Trafficway Bridge

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RI - Manchester Trafficway Bridge

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:

Local