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KCS - I-70 Overpass

Callaway County, Missouri

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Photo taken by James Baughn in August 2008

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BH Photo #128646

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Overview
Plate girder bridge over I-70 on the former GM&O Railroad at Kingdom City
Location
Kingdom City, Callaway County, Missouri
Status
Rail line is intact, but apparently unused
History
Built 1963
Railroads
- Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad (GMO)
- Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS)
Design
Pony/through plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 61.0 ft.
Total length: 209.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.94467, -91.94744   (decimal degrees)
38°56'41" N, 91°56'51" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/591214/4311163 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Kingdom City
Land survey
T. 48 N., R. 9 W., Sec. 8
Inventory numbers
MoDOT L-965 (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 37350 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1963 (236)
Built during 1960s (2,034)
Callaway County, Missouri (92)
Closed (2,666)
Girder (10,247)
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad (114)
Have street view (26,956)
Interstate 70 (38)
Kansas City Southern Railway (226)
 Kingdom City, Missouri (3)
Missouri (6,306)
Owned by railroad (12,432)
Plate girder (7,933)
Railroad (15,438)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,077)
Through girder (3,813)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,272)

Update Log 

  • June 24, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Added category "Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railway"
  • November 26, 2008: New photo from James Baughn
  • August 30, 2008: Added by James Baughn

Sources 

  • James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
  • Kelly McClanahan

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