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4th Street Bridge (Crawford County, Kansas)
Built 1955
Concrete slab bridge over Kansas City Southern Railway on K-126 in Pittsburg
Open to traffic above and below

56th Street Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built when KCS moved to an eastern alignment
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Kansas City Southern Railway on E. 56th St.
Replaced by a new bridge

58th Street Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1929
Wooden bridge over the KC Southern Railroad on E. 58th Street in Kansas City
Intact but closed to all traffic

63rd Street Trestle (Jackson County, Missouri)
Steel trestle over E. 63rd Street Trafficway on Kansas City Southern Railway
Open to railroad traffic above and four lanes of highway traffic below

79th street railroad underpass (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1928
Concrete slab bridge over 79th Street on Kansas City Southern RR
Open on KCS main line

86th Street Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1929
Wooden bridge over the KC Southern Railroad on 86th Street in Kansas City
Open to traffic

Abandoned KCS Overpass (Dallas County, Texas)
Steel stringer bridge over Santa Fe Trail on Abandoned Railroad
Open to pedestrians only

Air Line Blue River bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Carried the Air Line in to Independence
Bridge over Big Blue River on abandoned KCS Air Line, just west of I-435
Rails removed and decked with boards. Open to traffic by tired railroad vehicles.

Arch Lane Bridge (Newton County, Missouri)
Concrete through arch bridge over Arch Lane on Kansas City Southern RR
Open to traffic

Arkansas 32 Railroad Viaduct (Hempstead County, Arkansas)
Bridge over Arkansas 32 on Kansas City Southern
Open to traffic

Blue Parkway Railroad Viaduct (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1928
Three-span open-spandrel arch bridge over Blue Parkway on the Kansas City Southern Railway in Kansas City
Open to railroad traffic above and four-lane highway traffic below

Blue Ridge Underpass (Jackson County, Missouri)
Grandview crossing of Blue Ridge on Kansas City Southern RR
Open to traffic

Bovina Railroad Bridge (Warren County, Mississippi)
Built 1917
Concrete arch bridge over Big Black River on Illinois Central Railroad east of Bovina
Open to traffic

Bowling Green Railroad Viaduct (Pike County, Missouri)
Built 1899 by the Lassig Bridge & Iron Works
Steel railroad viaduct over Old Route AA and a branch of Noix Creek, northeast of Bowling Green on Kansas City Southern Railway (former GWWR/C & A)
Open to traffic above and below

Branch of James Fork Bridge (Sebastian County, Arkansas)
Built circa 1903 ; Removed circa 1943
Abandoned bridge over Branch of James Fork on Midland Valley RR
Removed

Business 240 Overpass over Kansas City Southern Railroad (Howard County, Missouri)
Built 1934
Concrete tee beam bridge over Kcs Rr on Bu 240
Open to traffic

Caddo Lake Railroad Bridge (Caddo Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1898; replaced in the 1990's
Lost swing railroad bridge over Caddo Lake on the Kansas City Southern Railroad at Mooringsport
Replaced by a new bridge

Clinton Spring Bridge (Pike County, Missouri)
Stone arch culvert over a branch of Noix Creek near Clinton Spring in Louisiana
Open to railroad traffic

Coal Mine Road Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Timber stringer bridge over Coal Mine Road on Kansas City Southern Railway
Open to railroad traffic above and one-lane road traffic below

Coop Creek Bridge (Scott County, Arkansas)
Built circa 1903; Removed circa 1943
Lost bridge over Coop Creek on Midland Valley Railroad
Removed

Cross Bayou Bridge (Caddo Parish, Louisiana)
Originally built in 1890 over the Arkansas River in Oklahoma. Re-erected over Cross Bayou adjacent to downtown Shreveport in 1926. Used by KCS into the 1980's.
Waddell "A" truss bridge over Cross Bayou on the Kansas City Southern Railroad in Shreveport, near Spring Street. One of only 2 surviving Waddell "A" truss bridges in the US, the Linn Creek Bridge in Missouri being the other.
Abandoned

Dehli Railroad Bridge (Jersey County, Illinois)
Open to Railroad Traffic, bridge just to the east of US 67
Arch bridge over Piasa Creek on Kansas City Southern Railway
Open to traffic

Duquesne Road Bridge (Newton County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1935; replaced 1996
Lost wooden bridge over KCS Railroad on S. Duquesne Road
Replaced by new bridge

E. 107th Street Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Concrete stringer bridge over E. 107th Street on Kansas City Southern Railway in Kansas City
Open to traffic

E. 39th Street Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Concrete stringer bridge over E. 39th St. on Kansas City Southern Railway
Open to traffic

E. 83rd Street Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Concrete bridge over Kansas City Southern Railway on E. 83rd Street
Removed but not replaced

Elk Springs Railroad Bridge (McDonald County, Missouri)
Through truss bridge over Elk River on the Kansas City Southern Railway
Lost

Fourche Maline Railroad Bridge (Latimer County, Oklahoma)
Formerly Rock Island Railroad
Pratt through truss bridge over Fourche Maline River on Arkansas & Oklahoma/KCS Railroad in @ Lutie
Open to traffic

Frisco Brush Creek Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Brush Creek on Inactive railroad grade
Abandoned

Glasgow Railroad Bridge (Howard County, Missouri)
Built 1900, using piers from earlier 1879 bridge
Four-span through truss railroad bridge over the Missouri River on the Kansas City Southern Railroad
Open to traffic

Godfrey Railroad Viaduct (Madison County, Illinois)
plate girder bridge over Little Piasa Creek on Southern Railway
Plate Girder bridge over branch of Piasa Creek on Kansas City Southern Railway in Godfrey
Open to traffic

Grandview Road KCS Railroad Underpass (Jackson County, Missouri)
Deck plate girder bridge over Grandview Road on KCS Railroad in Grandview
Open to traffic

Gregory Blvd. Viaduct (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1928
Open-spandrel arch bridge over E. Gregory Blvd. on Kansas City Southern Railway
Open to traffic

GWWR Illinois River Bridge (Greene County, Illinois)
Through truss bridge over Illinois River on Kansas City Southern Railway (former GWWR and Chicago & Alton) Railroad
Open to traffic

Higbee Overhead Bridge (Randolph County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1940; main spans destroyed early 2008
Partially destroyed wooden bridge over the KCS Railroad on CR 2561 (formerly CR 228X) just east of Higbee
Two main spans collapsed, but approaches still intact

Huey P. Long Bridge (Baton Rouge) (East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana)
Opened August 10, 1940 to serve US 190 and Kansas City Southern Railroad. Rehabilitated in 1989 to add four feet of road for auto traffic.
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on US 190 in Baton Rouge
Open to traffic

Index Railroad Bridge (Bowie County, Texas)
Built 1899-1900 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Works
Through truss swing bridge over Red River on the Kansas City Southern Railway
Open to traffic

Jenson Tunnel (Le Flore County, Oklahoma)
Built 1886
Tunnel under Backbone Mountain on KCS Railway
Open to traffic

K C S RR Bridge (Sevier County, Arkansas)
Built 1937, removed 1998 following realignment of US 71
Lost Steel stringer bridge over K C S RR on old US 71
Removed

Kansas City Southern Bridge (Scott County, Illinois)
Built 1927
Girder bridge over Old US 67 on Kansas Southern Railroad
Open

Kansas City Southern Railway CR 25 Tunnel (Polk County, Arkansas)
Concrete arch bridge/tunnel on the Kansas City Southern Railway over CR 25
Open to one-lane traffic

Kansas City Southern Railway US 71 Bridge (McDonald County, Missouri)
Concrete stringer bridge over MO 59/BUS US 71 on Kansas City Southern Railway
Open to traffic

Kansas City Southern Rr Bridge (Lafayette County, Missouri)
Built 1960
Steel stringer bridge over Kansas City Southern Rr on Route O
Open to traffic

Kansas River Railroad Bridge No. 2 (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1905; abandoned 1983
Abandoned three-span through truss bridge over Kansas River on the former Kansas City Southern Railway, south of James Street
Closed to all traffic

KCS Auxvasse Creek Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)
Massive steel trestle over Auxvasse Creek on the Kansas City Southern Railway, north of Kingdom City
Open to railroad traffic

KCS Baron Fork Creek Bridge (Adair County, Oklahoma)
Built 1900

Well maintained

KCS Colorado River Bridge (Wharton County, Texas)
Built 1903; abandoned 1986, re-opened 2009
Through truss bridge over Colorado River on the Kansas City Southern railway
Open to traffic

KCS Crysler Avenue Overpass (Jackson County, Missouri)
Steel stringer bridge over S Crysler Ave on Kansas City Southern Railway, Mexico Sub
Open to traffic

KCS I10 Overpass (Harris County, Texas)
Steel stringer bridge over I10/US90/Katy Freeway on Railroad
Open to traffic

KCS Illinois River Bridge (Adair County, Oklahoma)
Built 1900
Through truss bridge over Illinois River on Kansas City Southern Railroad
Well maintained

KCS Katy Road Overpass (Harris County, Texas)
Steel stringer bridge over Katy Road on Railroad
Open to traffic

KCS Lavaca River Bridge (Jackson County, Texas)
Pratt through truss bridge over Lavaca River on Railroad


KCS Little Sallisaw Creek Bridge (Sequoyah County, Oklahoma)
Pratt through truss bridge over Little Sallisaw Creek on Kansas City Southern Railway
Open to traffic

KCS Morgan Street Bridge (Morgan County, Illinois)
Built 1958
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Morton Ave/IL 104 on KCS RR (former Gateway Western RR) in Jacksonville
Open to traffic

KCS Ouachita River Bridge (Ouachita Parish, Louisiana)
Built in 1906 by the KCS Railroad; rehabilitated 2001.
Through truss bridge over Ouachita River on KCS Railroad
Open to traffic

KCS R/R Bridge (Rapides Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1938
Steel stringer bridge over KCS R/R on US 71
Doomed

Kcs Railroad Bridge (Bowie County, Texas)
Built 1954
Steel stringer bridge over Us 82 on Kcs Railroad
Open to traffic

Kcs Railroad Bridge (Cass County, Texas)
Built 1955
Steel stringer bridge over Sh 155 on Kcs Railroad


KCS Railroad over US 80 Bridge (Rankin County, Mississippi)
Built 1936
Pony/through plate girder bridge over US 80 on KCS Railroad
Open to traffic

KCS Railroad Underpass (Webster Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1935
Steel stringer bridge over Kansas City Southern Railroad on US-371
Open to traffic

KCS Rees Station Bridge (Morgan County, Illinois)
Built 1908
Deck plate girder bridge over IL 104 on Kansas City Southern RR (former Gateway Western RR)
Open to traffic

KCS Routt St Bridge (Morgan County, Illinois)
Steel stringer bridge over Routt Street on Kansas City Southern RR (former Gateway Western RR) in Jacksonville
Open to traffic

KCS RR Bridge (Caddo Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1927
Concrete tee beam bridge over Kansas City Southern Railroad on US 79 and US 80
Open to traffic

KCS Sallisaw Creek Bridge (Sequoyah County, Oklahoma)
Built 1906
Bridge over Sallisaw Creek on Kansas City Southern Railroad
Good ties, heavy rail, well maintained.

KCS Sallisaw Creek Bridge near Bunch (Adair County, Oklahoma)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Sallisaw Creek on Kansas City Southern Railroad
Well maintained, heavy rail

KCS Shoal Creek Bridge (Newton County, Missouri)
Through truss bridge over Shoal Creek on Kansas City Southern Railway
Open to traffic

KCS Spavinaw Creek Bridge (Benton County, Arkansas)
Through truss bridge over Spavinaw Creek on Kansas City Southern Railroad
Well maintained

KCS Spring River Bridge (Jasper County, Missouri)
Built 1905
Pratt through truss bridge over Spring River on KCS Railroad, next to MO 171
Open to traffic

KCS Superior Ave Bridge (Morgan County, Illinois)
Deck plate girder bridge over Superior Ave on Kansas City Southern RR (former Gateway Western RR) in Jacksonville
Open to traffic

KCS US-82 Overpass (Pickens County, Alabama)
Built 1937
Pony plate girder bridge over US-82/AL-6 on Kansas City Southern Railroad
Open to traffic

KCS US259 Overpass (Morris County, Texas)
Built 1959
Steel stringer bridge over US 259, TX 49 & TX 11 on KCS Railroad
Open to traffic

KCS White Rock Creek Bridge (Dallas County, Texas)
Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over White Rock Creek on Railroad (KCS)
Open to traffic

Kingdom City Rail Trestle (Callaway County, Missouri)
Wooden trestle over unnamed branch of Auxvasse Creek on Kansas City Southern Railway (former GWWR)
Open to traffic

Larrabee Overpass (Audrain County, Missouri)
Built 1936
Concrete tee beam bridge over KCS Railroad on MO 22
Open to traffic

Louisiana Railroad Bridge (Pike County, Missouri)
Built 1898, using the same piers as an earlier 1873 bridge; some spans replaced in 1945
Through truss swing railroad bridge over the Mississippi River at Louisiana
Open to train traffic

Main Street Bridge (Benton County, Arkansas)
Built 1936
Steel stringer bridge over Main Street on KCS RR in Siloam Springs
Open to traffic

Michael R. Haverty Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1892 next to Missouri River; abandoned 1960, relocated to Union Station 2006
Through truss bridge over Railroad tracks at Union Station in Kansas City
Open to pedestrians

Midsouth Railroad (now Kansas City Southern RR) Bridge (Warren County, Mississippi)
Built 1929
Masonry tunnel under Washington Street on Midsouth Railroad (now Kansas City Southern RR) in Vicksburg
Open to traffic

Moniteau Railroad Bridge (Randolph County, Missouri)
Deck plate girder bridge over Moniteau Creek on KCS Railroad
Open to traffic

Neches River Lift Bridge (Jefferson County, Texas)
Constructed in 1941, it was operated on-site until 2004 until its operation was remotely relocated to Kansas City.
Bridge over Neches River on KCS Railroad
Open to traffic

Nichols Street Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1940
Wooden bridge over the Kansas City Southern Railway on Nichols Street at the William Woods University campus in Fulton
Open to two-lane traffic

North Creek KCS Bridge (Polk County, Arkansas)
Pony plate girder bridge over North Creek on Kansas City Southern Railroad
Open to traffic

North Main Street Bridge (Jasper County, Missouri)
Built 1934; rehabilitated 1987
Concrete tee beam bridge over KCS Railroad and Joplin Creek on MO 43 in Joplin
Open to traffic

Northbound US 171 Underpass (Vernon Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1939
Pony/through plate girder bridge over KCS Railroad on Northbound US 171
Open to traffic

NW 30th Road Bridge (Barton County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1930
Tee beam bridge over KCS Railroad on NW 30th Road
Open to traffic

Old Atchafalaya Iron Bridge/K.C.S. Atchafalaya Railroad Bridge (Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana)
Through truss swing bridge over Atchafalaya River on Kansas City Southern Railroad (formerly also carried LA-1)
Open to traffic

Old Longview Road Underpass (Jackson County, Missouri)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Bennington Ave on Kansas City Southern RR
Open to traffic

Old US 171 Bridge (De Soto Parish, Louisiana)
Pony/through girder bridge over Old US 171 on Kansas City Southern Railway
Open to traffic

Old US 80 or KCS Railroad Bridge (Hinds County, Mississippi)
Built 1927
Steel stringer bridge over KCS Railroad on Old US 80
Open to traffic

Oldham Road Underpass (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1928
Concrete arch bridge over Oldham Road on KCS Railroad
Open to traffic

Powder Mill Railroad Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)
Built alongside Powder Mill Road on a rarely used railroad spur leading into the Olin Winchester plant.
Warren through truss bridge over Wood River Creek on Kansas City Southern Railway spur into Olin Winchester plant in East Alton
Open to railroad traffic, but rarely used

Randolph County Road 2580 Bridge (Randolph County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1940
Wooden stringer bridge over the KCS Railroad on CR 2580
Open to traffic

Randolph County Road 2635 Bridge (Randolph County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1945; replaced 2004
Lost wooden bridge over the KCS Railroad on CR 2635
No longer exists

Redland Rail Bridge (Sequoyah County, Oklahoma)
Deck Girder bridge over Arkansas River on Kansas City Southern Railway north of Spiro
Open to traffic

Route D Bridge (Vernon County, Missouri)
Steel stringer bridge over Route D on Kansas City Southern RR
Open to traffic

Route EE Bridge (McDonald County, Missouri)
Built 1928
Concrete tee beam bridge over the KCS Railroad on Route EE in Lanagan
Open to traffic

S. Main St Bridge (Pearl River County, Mississippi)
Bridge over S. Main St on Kansas City Southern RR
Open to traffic

Saginaw Rd Bridge (Newton County, Missouri)
Steel stringer bridge over Saginaw Rd (Old Hwy 71) on Kansas City Southern Railroad
Open to traffic

Sallisaw Creek KCS Railway Bridge (Sequoyah County, Oklahoma)
This bridge was originally located at Ft. Smith, Arkansas across the Poteau River. When this route flooded in the 1940's the branch line was abandoned and this bridge was moved to Marble City.
Through truss bridge over Sallisaw Creek on KCS Railroad Spur to Marble Quarry in Marble City


Seminary Street Overpass (Madison County, Illinois)
Built 1938
Deck plate girder bridge over Seminary St on KCS RR
Open to traffic