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UP - Big Blue River Bridge #1

Marshall County, Kansas

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Scan from Union Pacific Calendar

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BH Photo #348613

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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 

Big Blue River (Kansas-Missouri) (21)
Built 1909 (720)
Built during 1900s (6,789)
Girder (9,135)
Kansas (3,049)
Lost (22,240)
Lost 2003 (508)
Lost during 2000s (4,029)
Marshall County, Kansas (101)
Owned by railroad (11,099)
Pin-connected (3,695)
 Plate girder (6,947)
Railroad (14,361)
Replaced by new bridge (14,834)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,885)
Through girder (3,395)
Through truss (14,030)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,059)
Truss (31,218)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,161)
Warren through truss (1,553)
Warren truss (6,246)

Update Log 

  • 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

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