QO&KC Smithville Railroad Bridge

Photos

West side

A small storage shed has been built on CMUs atop the stones

Photo taken by Clark Vance in June 2019

BH Photo #450968

Shown on 1914 15' Smithville, MO topo.

One 1914 atlas shows the QO&KC with St. Joseph & Grand Island RR also using the track.

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Little Platte River on Quincy, Omaha and Kansas City RR
Location: Smithville, Clay County, Missouri
Status: Removed but not replaced
History: The Kansas City Atlantic Railroad arrived 1887, the QO&KC left in 1939.
Railroad: - Quincy, Omaha & Kansas City Railroad (QO&KC)
Design: Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.38875, -94.57884 (decimal degrees)
39°23'20" N, 94°34'44" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/364033/4361106 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 53 N., R. 33 W., Sec. 23
Elevation: 800 ft. above sea level
Inventory number: BH 82194 (Bridgehunter.com ID)