UP - Big Blue River Bridge #1

Photos 

Scan from Union Pacific Calendar

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BH Photo #348613

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Through truss bridge over Big Blue River on Union Pacific Railroad

Location

Marshall County, Kansas

Status

Replaced by a new bridge

History

Built 1909; Replaced 2003

Railroad

- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)

Design

180' Warren through truss
180' Pony plate girder

Dimensions

Span length: 183.0 ft.
Total length: 183.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+39.86102, -96.65593   (decimal degrees)
39°51'40" N, 96°39'21" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

14/700504/4414961 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Marysville

Inventory number

BH 36317 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• April 18, 2020: New photos from Nick Schmiedeler
• May 22, 2019: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
• May 10, 2019: Updated by Luke: Added dimensions
• December 25, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added build date
• February 26, 2008: Added by Robert Elder

Related Bridges 

• UP - Big Blue River Bridge #2 (Downstream)
• UP - Big Blue River Access Road Bridge (Upstream)

Sources 

• Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Luke
• Flickr
• The Marysville Advocate from Marysville, Kansas on February 21, 1974 · 3 - Thursday, February 21, 1974 pov, thrifty Washington's Birthday. For Washington's r '! 'is r'V fft Birthday We're Chopping 15 Off Fine Fabrics 99 Sale 2 ,or 7 Reg. $5 ea. Standard size pillow with Dacron polyester fiberfi
• The Marysville Advocate from Marysville, Kansas on January 31, 1974 · 1 - Thursday, January 31, 1974 all County's Leading Newspaper (Combined wnh The Marshall County News) The Advocate Reaches 6,000 Homes Weekly Volume 96 Marysville, Marshall County, Kansas Official City & County Newspaper Thursday, January 3 1 ,
• Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com
• Nick Schmiedeler - nick [at] nickschmiedeler [dot] com

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