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Grand Avenue Viaduct

Jackson County, Missouri

Photos 

East Approach

Photo taken by David Backlin in June 2010

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BH Photo #197719

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Plate girder bridge over the railroad yard on Grand Avenue
Location
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
History
Built 1940; Renovated 1997
Builder
- J.A. Tobin Construction Co (contractor)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 108.9 ft.
Total length: 773.0 ft.
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.11323, -94.58035   (decimal degrees)
39°06'48" N, 94°34'49" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/363369/4330531 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Kansas City
Land survey
T. 50 N., R. 33 W., Sec. 32
Inventory numbers
MO 048-S028B31 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
BH 42782 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1940 (1,116)
Built during 1940s (4,232)
Deck girder (6,299)
Girder (11,163)
J.A. Tobin Construction Co (2)
Jackson County, Missouri (299)
Kansas City, Missouri (169)
 Missouri (6,561)
Open (40,960)
Owned by city (6,078)
Plate girder (8,719)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,553)
Structurally deficient (12,895)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,058)

Update Log 

  • April 18, 2011: New photo from David Backlin
  • June 23, 2010: Updated by David Backlin: Updated status (not lost)
  • June 14, 2009: Added by James Baughn

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