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KCS - 18th Street Bridge

Jackson County, Missouri

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KCS 18th Street Bridge

Overview

Photo taken by John Marvig in November 2019

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BH Photo #460506

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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 Railroad (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 

American Bridge Co. (1,505)
Built 1925 (1,272)
Built during 1920s (9,922)
Chicago & Alton Railroad (90)
Gateway Western Railroad (35)
Girder (10,231)
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad (112)
Have street view (26,931)
Illinois Central Railroad (582)
Independence, Missouri (22)
 Jackson County, Missouri (292)
Kansas City Southern Railway (224)
Missouri (6,302)
Open (39,880)
Owned by railroad (12,414)
Plate girder (7,920)
Railroad (15,410)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,664)
Through girder (3,810)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,583)

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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KCS - 18th Street Bridge
Posted November 14, 2019, by George A Oakley (Georgeoakley49 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Thanks,John.

KCS - 18th Street Bridge
Posted November 14, 2019, by John Marvig (marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com)

George,

It looks like there was a second track at one time. I am not sure when it was removed.

KCS - 18th Street Bridge
Posted November 12, 2019, by George A Oakley (Georgeoakley49 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Am I seeing things or was there another bridge that was here and removed?Also is it on Bridgehunter?