Bridgehunter.com | KCS - Neches River Lift Bridge

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Photo taken by Patrick Feller

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

BH Photo #235257

Overview: Bridge over Neches River on KCS Railroad
Location: Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, and Orange County, Texas
Status: Open to traffic
History: Constructed in 1941, it was operated on-site until 2004 until its operation was remotely relocated to Kansas City.
Railroad: - Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS)
Design: The bridge has a horizontal clearance of 200 feet and a vertical clearance of 13 feet when closed and 147 feet when open. The bridge is opened an average of 231 times per year.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 239.0 ft.
Total length: 673.0 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: KCS Lift Bridge
Kansas City Southern Lift Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +30.08185, -94.09154 (decimal degrees)
30°04'55" N, 94°05'30" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/394806/3328356 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Beaumont East
Inventory number: BH 48297 (Bridgehunter.com ID)