Chicago & Alton Sni-A-Bar Creek Bridge

Photos 

NW corner

Approach and west span.

Photo taken by Clark Vance in June 2016

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BH Photo #355690

Map 

Description 

Facts 

Overview

Deck plate girder bridge over Sni-A-Bar Creek on KCS (Former Chicago & Alton)

Location

Grain Valley, Jackson County, Missouri

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1928

Builder

- American Bridge Co. of New York

Railroads

- Chicago & Alton Railroad (C&A)
- Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad (GMO)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
- Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS)

Design

Pony plate girder

Approximate latitude, longitude

+39.01817, -94.18234   (decimal degrees)
39°01'05" N, 94°10'56" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/397643/4319458 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Oak Grove

Land survey

T. 49 N., R. 30 W., Sec. 36

Elevation

770 ft. above sea level

Inventory number

BH 72574 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• June 24, 2016: New photos from Clark Vance
• June 23, 2016: Added by Clark Vance

Related Bridges 

• Chicago & Alton Blue Branch Bridge (Upstream) - Next bridge on the rail line
• Stinson Creek Trail - Stinson Creek Bridge (Parts reused in)

Sources 

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

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