RI - MO 350 Overpass

Photos 

Looking West

The railroad is inactive, not abandoned. Otherwise I suspect they would have torn this out to widen the highway.

Photo taken by Clark Vance in June 2011

Enlarge

BH Photo #200511

Map 

Street Views 

Facts 

Overview

Deck Plate Girder bridge over MO 350 on the Rock Island Trail (former CRI&P)

Location

Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri

Status

Open to pedestrians

Future prospects

At risk

History

Built 1934 when US 50 was increased to four lanes, abandoned by railroad 1980, converted to trail 2021

Railroad

- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))

Design

Ballasted Deck plate girder

Dimensions

Span length: 50.0 ft.
Total length: 50.0 ft.

Recognition

Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places

Also called

Knobtown Bridge
RI MO 350 Overpass

Approximate latitude, longitude

+38.96584, -94.42994   (decimal degrees)
38°57'57" N, 94°25'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/376117/4313958 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Lees Summit

Land survey

T. 48 N., R. 32 W., Sec. 22

Elevation

829 ft. above sea level

Inventory numbers

MoDOT K-444 (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 36480 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• November 15, 2019: New photos from John Marvig
• October 15, 2013: New Street View added by Joe Leets
• December 24, 2011: Updated by Clark Vance: Added NBI data
• June 7, 2011: New photo from Clark Vance
• April 25, 2008: Added by Max Johnson

Related Bridges 

• RI - Raytown Lee's Summit Road underpass (Predecessor)

Sources 

• Clark Vance - cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com
• John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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