Kansas City, Clay County & St. Joseph Railway

Reporting mark: KCCC&StJ
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Built 1911-12, opened Jan 1913. Closed Mar 1933. Reportedly had six steel bridges and 108 Luten designed concrete arches. More history here: http://www.interurbanroad.com/history.htm

Electric Railway Journal August 9, 1913 description and pictures: https://books.google.com/books?id=xalMAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA213&ots...

ASB Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Opened to traffic on December 28, 1911; upper roadway deck removed 1987
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Missouri River on the BNSF Railway in Kansas City
Open to railroad traffic

Briarcliff Linear Trail - Line Creek Bridge (Platte County, Missouri)
Built for Kansas City, Clay County and St. Joseph RR
Luten arch bridge over tributary of Line Creek on trail, formerly Kansas City, Clay County and St. Joseph RR
Open to pedestrians only

Interurban Road Bridge (Platte County, Missouri)
Built 1912 for the Kansas City, Clay County and St. Joseph Electric RR
Lost concrete arch bridge over Wildcat Branch on NW Interurban Road in Kansas City
Replaced by a new bridge

Interurban Road Jowler Creek Bridge (Platte County, Missouri)
Built 1912 for the Kansas City, Clay County and St. Joseph Electirc RR; replaced 1991
Lost two-span concrete arch bridge over Jowler Creek on Interurban Road
Replaced by new bridge

Interurban Road Todd Creek Bridge (Platte County, Missouri)
Built 1912
Concrete arch bridge over Todd Creek on NW Interurban Road in Kansas City
Bypassed by new bridge

KCCC&StJ - Avondale Viaduct (Clay County, Missouri)
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Quincy, Omaha & Kansas City Railroad on Kansas City, Clay County & St. Joseph Railway
Removed

KCCC&StJ - Crockett Creek Bridge (Clay County, Missouri)
Originally carried the Kansas City, Clay County, & St. Joseph Interurban
Luten arch bridge over Crockett Creek on KC, CC & St. J Interurban
Open to authorized vehicles only

KCCC&StJ - Culvert (Platte County, Missouri)
Carried interurban rail from 1913 to 1933
Concrete culvert bridge over Tributary of Jowler Creek on abandoned interurban RoW
Abandoned

KCCC&StJ - Dearborn Viaduct (Platte County, Missouri)
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad & Highway on Kansas City, Clay County & St. Joseph Railway
Removed

KCCC&StJ - Liberty Viaduct (E) (Clay County, Missouri)
Built 1912
Lost Bridge over Former Milwaukee Road RR (currently UP?) on Kansas City, Clay County & St. Joseph Interurban
Removed but not replaced

KCCC&StJ - Liberty Viaduct (W) (Clay County, Missouri)
Built 1912
Lost Pony plate girder bridge over CB&Q RR, MO Route H on Kansas City, Clay County & St. Joseph Interurban Springs Branch
Removed but not replaced

KCCC&StJ - Rock Creek Bridge (Clay County, Missouri)
Abandoned closed-spandrel arch bridge over Rock Creek on Abandoned Interurban Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

KCCC&StJ - Springs Line Holmes Creek Bridge (Clay County, Missouri)
Built 1911
Abandoned Luten arch bridge over Holmes Creek on Kansas City, Clay County & St. Joseph Interurban
Derelict/abandoned

KCCC&StJ - Springs Line Williams Creek Bridge (Clay County, Missouri)
Built for the KC,CC & St. J Interurban RR
Abandoned luten arch bridge over Williams Creek on Kansas City, Clay County & St. Joseph RR (abandoned)
Derelict/abandoned

KCCC&StJ Interurban Bridge (Clay County, Missouri)
Carried interurban rail from 1913 to 1930
Abandoned concrete arch bridge over unnamed drainage on former interurban line
Open to pedestrians

Main Street Bridge (Clay County, Missouri)
Built 1911 as an interurban bridge, converted to road after 1945
Arch bridge over Fishing River on Main Street in Mosby
Intact but closed to all traffic

McGowan Bridge (Clay County, Missouri)
Carried interurban rail from 1913 to 1933
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Rush Creek on abandoned interurban RR
Preserved as part of the Martha Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary

Sharps Station Bridge (Platte County, Missouri)
Replaced 2002
Lost two-span through truss bridge built 1912 by KCCC&SJ over Platte River on Interurban Road
Replaced by a new bridge