KCS - 18th Street Bridge

Photos 

KCS 18th Street Bridge

Overview

Photo taken by John Marvig in November 2019

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BH Photo #460506

Map 

Street View 

• View #1

Facts 

Overview

Pony/through plate girder bridge over 18th Street on Kansas City Southern Railway

Location

Independence, Jackson County, Missouri

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1925

Builder

- American Bridge Co. of New York

Railroads

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

Design

Pony plate girder

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 33.0 ft.
Total length: 78.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+39.08803, -94.45673   (decimal degrees)
39°05'17" N, 94°27'24" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/374013/4327555 (zone/easting/northing)

Inventory number

BH 87190 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• November 14, 2019: New photos from John Marvig
• November 12, 2019: New Street View added by Clark Vance
• November 11, 2019: Added by John Marvig

Sources 

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

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