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First bridge

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

It was replaced with a three-span Parker through truss bridge

Map 

Vicinity Map

Vicinity map

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Facts 

Overview
Three-span through truss railroad bridge over the Missouri River at Sibley
Status
Open to railroad traffic
History
Originally built 1887-88 as a three-span Whipple through truss; later reconstructed with Parker through truss spans
Design
Parker through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.17906, -94.17956   (decimal degrees)
39°10'45" N, 94°10'46" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number
BH 21716 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad (48)
Jackson County, Missouri (61)
Missouri (2,325)
Missouri River (60)
Open (21,541)
Owned by railroad (589)
Parker truss (404)
Ray County, Missouri (28)
Through truss (5,175)
Truss (15,706)

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Sibley Railroad Bridge
Posted January 20, 2008, by Bruce Bridges (railfan727 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

This bridge is on BNSF Railway's ex-Santa Fe "Transcon" main line.