RI - 47th Street Overpass

Photos 

Thicker center section

Photo taken by Clark Vance in August 2012

Enlarge

BH Photo #253417

Map 

Street View 

• Rock Island still visible

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.

Railroad

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

Design

Deck plate girder

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 

• 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 

• RI - MO 350 Overpass (Same project)
• Raytown Road Bridge (Same project)
• RI - 75th Street Overpass (Same project)
• RI - Raytown Road Overpass (Same project)

Sources 

• Clark Vance - cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com

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