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BNSF Railroad Marais des Cygnes River Bridge

Linn County, Kansas
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This bridge also spans the Marais des Cygnes River. The main span is a riveted Warren through truss.

Photo taken by Robert Elder in 2004

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Overview
Through truss bridge over Marais des Cygnes River, Local Road 22 on BNSF Railroad
Location
Linn County, Kansas
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1989
Design
Warren through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 160.1 ft.
Total length: 1,249.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.27884, -94.72264   (decimal degrees)
38°16'44" N, 94°43'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/349325/4238157 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Boicourt
Inventory numbers
KS 000541101605366 (Kansas local bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 17974 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Average daily traffic (as of 2000)
20

Categories 

Built 1989 (35)
Built during 1980s (311)
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (465)
Kansas (2,280)
Linn County, Kansas (19)
Marais des Cygnes River (28)
Open (28,314)
 Owned by railroad (4,046)
Span length 125-175 feet (2,954)
Through truss (9,210)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,216)
Truss (23,574)
Warren through truss (927)
Warren truss (3,961)

Update Log 

  • January 24, 2013: New photo from Ruth Reynolds
  • July 15, 2008: New photo from Ruth Reynolds
  • March 8, 2008: New photos from Ruth Reynolds
  • February 8, 2008: New photo from Robert Elder

Sources 

  • Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Ruth Reynolds - ruthmusic [at] yahoo [dot] com

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