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KCS - US-24 Bridge

Jackson County, Missouri

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KCS US-24 Bridge

Under Bridge

Photo taken by John Marvig in November 2019

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BH Photo #460492

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Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over US-24 (Arlington Avenue) on Kansas City Southern Railway
Location
Independence, Jackson County, Missouri
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1935
Railroads
- Chicago & Alton Railroad (C&A)
- Gateway Western Railroad (GWWR)
- Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad (GMO)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
- Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Span length: 80.0 ft.
Total length: 80.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.10077, -94.46357   (decimal degrees)
39°06'03" N, 94°27'49" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/373443/4328979 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 87189 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1935 (1,491)
Built during 1930s (12,200)
Chicago & Alton Railroad (94)
Gateway Western Railroad (36)
Girder (11,241)
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad (118)
Have street view (29,313)
Illinois Central Railroad (629)
Independence, Missouri (22)
Jackson County, Missouri (299)
 Kansas City Southern Railway (228)
Missouri (6,565)
Open (41,014)
Owned by railroad (13,597)
Plate girder (8,786)
Railroad (16,555)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,687)
Through girder (4,215)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,871)

Update Log 

  • November 14, 2019: New photos from John Marvig
  • November 12, 2019: New Street View added by Clark Vance
  • November 11, 2019: Added by John Marvig

Sources 

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

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