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MKT Railroad Overpass

Labette County, Kansas
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West Approach

Photo taken by David Backlin in July 2011

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Facts 

Overview
Bridge over US 160 / 59 on Railroad Tracks northwest of Oswego
Location
Oswego, Labette County, Kansas
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1998
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 25.6 ft.
Total length: 242.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.19347, -95.14485   (decimal degrees)
37°11'36" N, 95°08'41" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/309631/4118489 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Labette
Inventory numbers
KDOT 0050-B0069 (Kansas Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 48522 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Average daily traffic (as of 2009)
3,140

Categories 

Built 1998 (39)
Built during 1990s (307)
Girder (3,241)
Have street view (9,909)
Kansas (2,280)
Labette County, Kansas (57)
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (62)
 Modern (607)
Open (28,322)
Oswego, Kansas (1)
Plate girder (2,253)
Span length 25-50 feet (10,058)
Through girder (1,137)
Total length 175-250 feet (2,791)

Update Log 

  • July 5, 2011: New photo from David Backlin
  • March 30, 2011: Updated by Robert Elder: Added NBI data. This bridge was apparently built in 1998, although it looks older.
  • March 29, 2011: Added by Sheldon Wiens

Sources 

  • Sheldon Wiens
  • Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • David Backlin - us71 [at] cox [dot] net
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Union Pacific Railroad Overpass
Posted March 30, 2011, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Going out on a limb here, but I am wondering if the main span of this bridge could have been recycled from another location.