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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
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BH Photo #450968
Description
Shown on 1914 15' Smithville, MO topo.
One 1914 atlas shows the QO&KC with St. Joseph & Grand Island RR also using the track.
Facts
- 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)
Update Log
- June 28, 2019: New photos from Clark Vance
- July 11, 2018: Added by Clark Vance