E. 59th Street bridge

Photos

Looking west

Photo taken by Clark Vance in December 2011

BH Photo #228540

MoPac changed the alignment of their line in 1946. This bridge was built to carry the road over the new cut.

Overview: Concrete stringer bridge over Union Pacific RR (former MP) on E. 59th Street
Location: Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1946 when the rail was placed on a new alignment
Railroads: - Missouri Pacific Railroad (MP; MoPac)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design: Slab
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 24.0 ft.
Total length: 64.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.01366, -94.41268 (decimal degrees)
39°00'49" N, 94°24'46" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/377694/4319242 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Independence
Land survey: T. 49 N., R. 32 W., Sec. 35
Elevation: 830 ft. above sea level
Inventory numbers: MONBI 25461 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 51866 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2016): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 93.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2014): 70

August 27, 2012: Updated by Clark Vance: Reclassified as slab
August 10, 2012: Updated by Clark Vance: Added NBI and minor corrections
March 24, 2012: Updated by Clark Vance: Added categories "Missouri Pacific Railroad", "Union Pacific Railroad"