US 24 over KCS Railroad Bridge

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Long shot of west abutment

Taken from Wilson Road

Photo taken by Clark Vance in July 2013

Overview: Steel rigid frame bridge over KCS Railroad on US 24 (Winner Road) in Kansas City
Location: Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1934-35 by M.E. Gillioz; rehabilitated 1977
Builder: - M.E. Gillioz of Monett, Missouri (Contractor)
Railroad: - Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS)
Design: Eight-span steel rigid frame
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 45.9 ft.
Total length: 342.7 ft.
Deck width: 42.0 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Winner Road over KCS Railroad Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.10508, -94.49427 (decimal degrees)
39°06'18" N, 94°29'39" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/371019/4329302 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Independence
Land survey: T. 50 N., R. 32 W., Sec. 31
Inventory numbers: MONBI 6023 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
MoDOT K-393R (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 21698 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2015): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 40.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2014): 12,445

July 23, 2013: Updated by Clark Vance: Changed to US 24 since road name changes at river
August 11, 2012: Updated by Clark Vance: Added categories "Kansas City Southern Railway", "Railroad"