56th Street Bridge

Photos

Looking from 58th street

Enlarge to see the new truss.

Photo taken by Clark Vance in September 2012

BH Photo #241428

Removed and replaced with what appears to be a steel prefab through truss for pedestrian and bicycle traffic.

Overview: Lost steel stringer bridge over Kansas City Southern Railway on E. 56th St.
Location: Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built when KCS moved to an eastern alignment
Railroad: - Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS)
Design: Steel stringer
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.02434, -94.51734 (decimal degrees)
39°01'28" N, 94°31'02" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/368652/4320572 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Kansas City
Inventory number: BH 53904 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

February 6, 2014: Updated by Clark Vance: Added categories "Wooden deck", "Wooden railroad overpass", "railroad"
October 21, 2012: New photo from Clark Vance
October 14, 2012: Updated by Clark Vance: Added category "Kansas City Southern Railway"

E 58th Street Bridge (Same project)
E. 86th Street Bridge (Same project) - The only remaining road bridge of this type left from this project