KCSM - Texas-Mexico Railway Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by AMAPO

License: Public domain: Released by author

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Map 

Street View 

• View #1

Facts 

Overview

Pratt deck truss and Warren through truss bridge over Rio Grande on KCS/KCSM

Location

Mexico, Webb County, Texas

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1920

Railroads

- Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS)
- Kansas City Southern de México (KCSM)
- Texas Mexican Railway (TM)

Design

Pratt deck truss and Warren through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 184.0 ft.
Total length: 1,084.0 ft.
Deck width: 19.0 ft.

Also called

Laredo International Railway Bridge
KCS/KCSM Texas-Mexico Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+27.49847, -99.51621   (decimal degrees)
27°29'54" N, 99°30'58" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

14/449011/3041753 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Laredo West OE S

Inventory number

BH 59237 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• August 12, 2019: New photo from Nathan Holth
• September 22, 2014: Updated by Royce and Bobette Haley: "crosses" changed design corrected pratt not warren deck
• January 17, 2014: New Street View added by Luke Harden
• January 16, 2014: Added by Luke Harden

Sources 

• Nathan Holth
• Luke
• Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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