DM&E - Wornall Road Overpass

Photos 

West Approach

Photo taken by David Backlin in June 2011

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BH Photo #202387

Map 

Street View 

• View #1

Facts 

Overview

Steel stringer bridge over Wornall Rd on Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad/Union Pacific Railroad

Location

Excelsior Springs, Clay County, Missouri

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1903, Reinforced with new exterior beams Ca. 2018

Railroads

- Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW; CMStP&P; CMStP)
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
- Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (DME)
- I&M Rail Link (IMRL)
- Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad (ICE)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)

Design

Steel stringer

Dimensions

Span length: 25.0 ft.
Total length: 25.0 ft.

Also called

MILW Bridge #I-814

Approximate latitude, longitude

+39.34563, -94.24019   (decimal degrees)
39°20'44" N, 94°14'25" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/393132/4355865 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Excelsior Springs

Inventory number

BH 48954 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• November 14, 2019: New photos from John Marvig
• November 11, 2019: Updated by John Marvig: Corrected railroad information
• June 26, 2014: New Street View added by Ralph Demars
• June 23, 2011: New photos from David Backlin
• June 21, 2011: Added by David Backlin

Sources 

• David Backlin - us71 [at] cox [dot] net
• John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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