Chicago & Alton Little Blue River Bridge

Photos 

Overview

Photo taken looking east from Little Blue Parkway (formerly Selsa Rd.)

Photo taken by John Kritos in September 2008

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Facts 

Overview

Warren through truss bridge over Little Blue River on ICG Railroad in Independence

Location

Independence, Jackson County, Missouri

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1900 by the Chicago & Alton Railway

Builder

- Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

Design

Warren through truss with all verticals

Approximate latitude, longitude

+39.04526, -94.33759   (decimal degrees)
39°02'43" N, 94°20'15" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/384247/4322650 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Blue Springs

Inventory number

BH 37449 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• September 1, 2012: New photos from Clark Vance
• August 10, 2012: Updated by Clark Vance: Added category "Railroad"
• December 28, 2011: Updated by Clark Vance: Added category "Lassig Bridge & Iron Works"
• December 24, 2011: Updated by Clark Vance: Corrected the railroad company
• September 25, 2008: Updated by John Kritos
• September 20, 2008: Added by John Kritos

Sources 

• John Kritos - jmkrito [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Clark Vance - cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com

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