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The bridge in 2006, Broadway Bridge in backgrund

Video

Second Hannibal Railroad Bridge - Swing span opening

Second Hannibal Railroad Bridge swing span opening in Kansas City, MO.

Video posted by Ben Tate

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Facts

Overview: Through truss swing bridge over Missouri River on the BNSF Railway in Kansas City
Location: Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, and Clay County, Missouri
Status: Open to railroad traffic
History: Built 1917 to replace First Hannibal Bridge; auto deck abandoned 1956
Design: Double Deck swinging through truss
Also called: Hannibal Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.11270, -94.58860 (decimal degrees)
39°06'46" N, 94°35'19" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/362655/4330484 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Kansas City
Inventory number: BH 36471 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

August 10, 2012: Updated by Clark Vance: Added category "Railroad"
August 23, 2011: New photos from Ben Tate
January 6, 2010: New photo from Eric Kinkhorst
January 5, 2010: New photo from Eric Kinkhorst
April 27, 2008: Updated by Max Johnson
April 25, 2008: New photo from Max Johnson
April 23, 2008: Added by Max Johnson

Related Bridges

First Hannibal Bridge (Predecessor)

Sources

Eric Kinkhorst - e [dot] kinkhorst [at] centurytel [dot] net
Ben Tate - benji5221 [at] yahoo [dot] com
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Second Hannibal Bridge

Posted July 1, 2012, by Kevin Anderson (iamcreated [at] att [dot] net)

Taken June 2012

A Union Pacific train carrying a load of containers passes under the Southern span of the Second Hannibal Bridge. (note: there is not much clearence for these containers.