Missouri Pacific Bridge

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Missouri Pacific Railroad Bridge
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Missouri Pacific Bridge in foreground, Union Pacific Intermodel Bridge in background
Coordinates 39°05′53″N94°36′44″W / 39.0981°N 94.6123°W / 39.0981; -94.6123
Carriesformerly 1 track of Missouri Pacific Railroad, now carries 1 track of Union Pacific railroad
Crosses Kansas River
Official nameUPRR Kansas River Bridge 2
Maintained byUnion Pacific Railroad
Characteristics
Design4 span Thru-Truss
History
Opened1909
Location
Missouri Pacific Bridge

The Missouri Pacific Railroad bridge was built in 1909, by the MoPac. In 1984 it was merged with Union Pacific in the Missouri Pacific-Union Pacific merger. The bridge is upstream of I-670, over the Kansas River. It is open to traffic. [1]

It is the sister bridge to the Union Pacific Intermodal Bridge.

References

  1. "HISTORIC AMERICAN ENGINEERING RECORD MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD BRIDGE (Bridge Recall No. 023620)" (PDF).