KCS Railroad Little Blue River Bridge
Photos
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Overview Photo taken looking east from Little Blue Parkway (formerly Selsa Rd.) Photo taken by John Kritos in September 2008 |
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Oblique View Taken from just off the trail facing the southeast. Photo taken by John Kritos in September 2008 |
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Southern Abutment Facing southeast from Little Blue Trace Trail looking at southern concrete abutment. Photo taken by John Kritos in September 2008 |
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Lower Joint on the Northern Abutment Photo taken by John Kritos in September 2008 |
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Joint on Lower Chord Photo taken by John Kritos in September 2008 |
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Northern Abutment Stone abutment at north end of bridge. Photo taken by John Kritos in September 2008 |
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Underneath Shows steel stringers and crossbeams and underside of wooden deck. Photo taken by John Kritos in September 2008 |
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Upper joint at south end of bridge Upper section of bridge showing overhead struts and lateral bracing. Also note the 'plaque' riveted with 1900. Photo taken by John Kritos in September 2008 |
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Upper joint at north end of bridge Photo taken by John Kritos in September 2008 |
Facts
- Overview
- Warren through truss bridge over Little Blue River on Kansas City Southern Railroad in Independence
- Location
- Independence, Jackson County, Missouri
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1900 by the Kansas City Southern Railway
- Design
- Warren through truss
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +39.04526, -94.33759 (decimal degrees)
39°02'43" N, 94°20'15" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/384247/4322650 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Blue Springs
- Inventory number
- BH 37449 (Bridgehunter.com ID)