E. 51st Street Bridge

Photos

North rail

Photo taken by Clark Vance in August 2012

BH Photo #238310

Overview: Slab bridge over Union Pacific (formerly MoPac) RR on 51st Street
Location: Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1946 when the railroad moved to this alignment.
Railroads: - Missouri Pacific Railroad (MP)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design: Slab
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 34.1 ft.
Total length: 87.9 ft.
Deck width: 22.0 ft.
Also called: UP RR Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.02852, -94.41983 (decimal degrees)
39°01'43" N, 94°25'11" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/377101/4320900 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Independence
Land survey: T. 49 N., R. 32 W., Sec. 35
Elevation: 910 ft. above sea level
Average daily traffic (as of 2016): 620
Inventory numbers: MONBI 25458 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 53113 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of March 2018): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 50.3 (out of 100)
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September 20, 2013: New Street View added by Kelly McClanahan
August 10, 2012: Updated by Clark Vance: Added categories "Union Pacific Railroad", "Missouri Pacific Railroad"