RI - 47th Street Overpass

Photos 

Thicker center section

Photo taken by Clark Vance in August 2012

Enlarge

BH Photo #253417

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over E. 47th Street on Inactive Rock Island RR

Location

Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri

Status

Rail line inactive

History

The Rock Island line reached Raytown just south of this location in 1904.

Builders

- American Bridge Co. of New York (Fabricator)
- Stubbs-Flick-Johnson Construction Co. of Kansas City, Missouri (Erector)

Railroad

- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))

Design

Deck plate girder

Dimensions

Span length: 43.0 ft.
Total length: 43.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+39.03594, -94.47072   (decimal degrees)
39°02'09" N, 94°28'15" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/372709/4321794 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Independence

Land survey

T. 49 N., R. 32 W., Sec. 29

Elevation

880 ft. above sea level

Inventory number

BH 48932 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• February 23, 2021: Updated by John Marvig: added builders
• May 10, 2013: New photos from Clark Vance
• August 10, 2012: Updated by Clark Vance: Added category "Railroad"
• August 1, 2012: Updated by Max Johnson: Updated "status". Rail line/bridge is not abandoned, just inactive
• June 18, 2011: Added by Clark Vance

Related Bridges 

• Raytown Road Bridge (Same project)
• RI - 75th Street Overpass (Same project)
• RI - Raytown Road Overpass (Same project)
• RI - East Stadium Drive Overpass (Same project)

Sources 

• Clark Vance - cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com
• John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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