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UP Underpass

Wyandotte County, Kansas
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Facts 

Overview
Lost Through truss bridge over Railroad on Railroad
Location
Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas
Status
Removed
History
Lost either late 2001, or early 2002
Design
Through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.09785, -94.67070   (decimal degrees)
39°05'52" N, 94°40'15" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/355526/4328963 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Shawnee
Inventory number
BH 52069 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Kansas (2,280)
Kansas City, Kansas (29)
Lost (10,361)
Owned by railroad (4,039)
Railroad (4,070)
Through truss (9,206)
Truss (23,569)
Union Pacific Railroad (793)
Wyandotte County, Kansas (32)

Update Log 

  • September 15, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Corrected name, Added category "Union Pacific Railroad"
  • April 16, 2012: Added by Robert Elder

Sources 

  • Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com
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UP Underpass
Posted September 17, 2012, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Yes, Luke I know that for certain. I saw the bridge from I-70 many times before it was demolished.

Bridge, Railroad
Posted September 15, 2012, by Luke Harden (lmharden [at] iastate [dot] edu)

Are you sure this was a railroad-over-railroad crossing? In any case, if you look at the road names, you'll see that the railroad yard is presently UP property as the road on the north side in google maps is named "Union Pacific Service Road".

Bridge, Railroad
Posted April 16, 2012, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Thank you Mr. Goff. I always hate to sound like a smart aleck on here, but I have come to understand that there is some real controversy about railroad names. So far, we have not had much controversy among the Kansas users. In the past, I would try to find the most recent railroad using the line and name the bridge accordingly.

Bridge, Railroad
Posted April 16, 2012, by Mike Goff (michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com)

I "Like" Mr. Elder's comment!

Bridge, Railroad
Posted April 16, 2012, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

To avoid hurting anybody's feelings, I have simply called this structure "bridge, railroad". It appears to have carried a rail line over a railyard. I will let the railfans fight over the appropriate name.