US 40 GMO overpass

Map

Builder per The Daily Capital News (Jefferson City, Missouri) September 16, 1948.

One of a few attributed to Perry McGlone Construction Co.

Overview: Lost Beam bridge over KCS RW (GMO when built) on E Old US Hwy 40
Location: Jackson County, Missouri
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1948
Builder: - Perry McGlone Construction Co. of Kansas City, Missouri
Railroads: - Chicago & Alton Railroad (C&A)
- Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad (GMO)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
- Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS)
Design: Beam
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 38.1 ft.
Total length: 128.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.01751, -94.17020 (decimal degrees)
39°01'03" N, 94°10'13" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/398694/4319370 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 49 N., R. 30 W., Sec. 36
Elevation: 830 ft. above sea level
Inventory number: BH 85498 (Bridgehunter.com ID)