Sibley Railroad Bridge (Old)

Photos 

First bridge

This postcard shows the first bridge, a three-span Whipple through truss

BH Photo #105650

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Three-span through truss railroad bridge over the Missouri River at Sibley

Location

Jackson County, Missouri, and Ray County, Missouri

Status

Replaced

History

Built 1887-88 as a three-span Whipple through truss, replaced 1915

Builders

- Edgemoor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware
- Octave Chanute of Paris, France
- Sooysmith & Co. of New York (Substructure)

Railroad

- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (ATSF)

Dimensions

Total length: 4,060.2 ft. (0.8 mi.)

Approximate latitude, longitude

+39.17906, -94.17956   (decimal degrees)
39°10'45" N, 94°10'46" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/398116/4337309 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Buckner

Land survey

T. 50 N., R. 30 W., Sec. 2

Elevation

770 ft. above sea level

Inventory number

BH 21716 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• May 27, 2016: Updated by Luke: Edited entry to solely be for the 1887 truss, added builder
• November 14, 2013: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Added category "Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway"
• December 25, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added Octave Chanute to builder's section.
• June 22, 2010: Updated by Nathan Holth: Updated bridge type and technical info.
• January 3, 2010: New photos from Eric Kinkhorst
• December 9, 2009: New photos from Joshua Collins
• September 14, 2008: Updated design

Related Bridges 

• Sibley Railroad Bridge (Successor)

Sources 

• James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
• Joshua Collins - Bigjc1979 [at] aol [dot] com
• Eric Kinkhorst - erick [dot] bud [at] gmail [dot] com
• Nathan Holth
• King's Handbook of the United States - Book
• Luke

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