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Looking east

Photo taken by Clark Vance in March 2014

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BH Photo #280276

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Description

This right of way was completed in the early 1870s. There are cut stones showing beneath the concrete on the west abutment and they may have had concrete placed over them later. The date and the abutment structure suggest that there may have been an early bridge that was later replaced and perhaps the grade raised to avoid the flooding common in this area.

Facts

Overview: Lost Bridge over Blue River on Kansas City, Clinton & Springfield RR
Location: Overland Park, Johnson County, Kansas
Status: Removed but not replaced
History: Rail line may have been built as early as 1870. Abandoned 20 Sep 1928, scrapped shortly thereafter.
Railroads: - Kansas City, Clinton & Springfield Railway (KCC&S)
- Lawrence & Pleasant Hill Railroad Co. (L&PH)
- Pleasant Hill & DeSoto Railroad Co. (PH&D)
- St. Louis, Lawrence & Denver Railroad Co. (StLL&D)
- St. Louis, Lawrence & Western Railroad Co. (StLL&W)
- St. Louis-San Francisco Railway (SLSF; Frisco)
Design: From the length of the crossing and the seats on the abutments it might have been a through truss.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.85411, -94.60854 (decimal degrees)
38°51'15" N, 94°36'31" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/360424/4301816 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Belton
Land survey: T. 14 S., R. 25 E., Sec. 11
Elevation: 950 ft. above sea level
Inventory number: BH 60430 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

March 25, 2014: Added by Clark Vance

Related Bridges

KCC&S - Leaky Roof Bridge (Same project)

Sources

Clark Vance - cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com
TACNET - Abandonment information

KCC&S - Blue River Bridge