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Harry S. Truman Bridge

Jackson County, Missouri, and Clay County, Missouri
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Union Pacific 4433 pauses to pick up paperwork from the bridge operator.

Photo taken by Greg Murray in June 2002

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Missouri River on Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroadand Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Jackson County, Missouri, and Clay County, Missouri
Status
Open to traffic
History
Opened July 1, 1945
Design
Subdivided Warren through truss spans with polygonal subdivided Warren lift span
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 427.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.14472, -94.48472   (decimal degrees)
39°08'41" N, 94°29'05" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/371694/4333886 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Liberty
Inventory number
BH 37426 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1945 (184)
Built during 1940s (2,877)
Clay County, Missouri (80)
Jackson County, Missouri (168)
Missouri (4,621)
Missouri River (98)
Movable (1,459)
Open (29,402)
Owned by railroad (4,901)
 Railroad (5,585)
Span length 250-500 feet (896)
Through truss (9,585)
Truss (24,150)
Union Pacific Railroad (994)
Vertical lift (280)
Warren through truss (1,003)
Warren through truss with all verticals (169)
Warren truss (4,168)

Update Log 

  • November 14, 2011: Updated by Clark Vance: Noted truss types
  • December 5, 2010: New photo from Mark Frazier
  • October 28, 2009: Updated by Greg Murrya: Corrected current owners
  • September 14, 2008: Added by James Baughn

Sources 

  • James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
  • Wikipedia
  • Greg Murrya
  • Mark Frazier - mfrazier [at] kc [dot] rr [dot] com
  • Clark Vance - cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com
  • Douglas Butler
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Harry S. Truman Bridge
Posted August 6, 2013, by Douglas Butler (drawbridges [at] lycos [dot] com)

Railroad lift bridge drawing.

Webmaster's note: The photo that was here has been incorporated into the main site.

Harry S. Truman Bridge
Posted November 14, 2009, by J.R. Manning (thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

We all agree with you - why don't you take some pics and post them?

Harry S. Truman Bridge
Posted November 14, 2009, by Remick Bloss (madirea [at] cox [dot] net)

More pictures need to be posted of this structure!!!All sides, spans, and approaches.