KCS Railroad Little Blue River Bridge

Jackson County, Missouri

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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.

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Southern Abutment

Facing southeast from Little Blue Trace Trail looking at southern concrete abutment.

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Lower Joint on the Northern Abutment

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Joint on Lower Chord

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Northern Abutment

Stone abutment at north end of bridge.

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Underneath

Shows steel stringers and crossbeams and underside of wooden deck.

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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.

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Upper joint at north end of bridge

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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)

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Built 1900 (589)
Built during 1900s (2,518)
Independence, Missouri (2)
Jackson County, Missouri (78)
Missouri (2,585)
Open (22,286)
Owned by railroad (757)
Through truss (5,544)
Truss (16,258)
Warren truss (913)

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