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UP - Big Blue River Bridge #2

Marshall County, Kansas

Photo 

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
Warren through truss
Dimensions
Span length: 183.0 ft.
Total length: 183.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.86100, -96.65608   (decimal degrees)
39°51'40" N, 96°39'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/700491/4414959 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Marysville
Inventory number
BH 36317 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Big Blue River (Kansas-Missouri) (22)
Built 1909 (704)
Built during 1900s (6,624)
Girder (8,835)
Kansas (2,903)
Lost (20,720)
Lost 2003 (497)
Lost during 2000s (3,827)
Marshall County, Kansas (98)
Owned by railroad (10,781)
Plate girder (6,732)
 Railroad (14,138)
Replaced by new bridge (13,583)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,854)
Through girder (3,290)
Through truss (13,573)
Total length 175-250 feet (3,958)
Truss (30,522)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,119)
Warren through truss (1,521)
Warren truss (6,002)

Update Log 

  • December 25, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added build date
  • February 26, 2008: Added by Robert Elder

Sources 

  • Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Luke
  • Flickr

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