Sibley Railroad Bridge

Photos 

First bridge

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

Map 

Facts 

Overview

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

Location

Jackson County, Missouri, and Ray County, Missouri

Status

Open to railroad traffic

History

Originally built 1887-88 as a three-span Whipple through truss; later reconstructed c. 1915 with Pennsylvania through truss spans

Builder

- Octave Chanute of Paris, France

Design

From north to south:
Sixteen Plate girder approach spans
Three Pratt deck trusses
Three 16-panel Pennsylvania through trusses
Three plate girder approach spans

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 396.0 ft.
Total length: 4,100.0 ft. (0.8 mi.)
Deck width: 29.5 ft.

Also called

BNSF Missouri River Bridge
ATSF Sibley Bridge

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)

USGS topographic map

Buckner

Inventory number

BH 21716 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• 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

Sources 

• James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
• Joshua Collins - Bigjc1979 [at] aol [dot] com
• Eric Kinkhorst - e [dot] kinkhorst [at] centurytel [dot] net
• Nathan Holth
• Railway age gazette, Volume 59, 1915 - Contains a detailed history of the bridge's construction and its engineering significance.
• Luke Harden - lukemh9 [at] gmail [dot] com

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