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Missouri Pacific Bridge

Coordinates: 39°05′53″N 94°36′44″W / 39.0981°N 94.6123°W / 39.0981; -94.6123
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Missouri Pacific Railroad Bridge
Missouri Pacific Bridge in foreground, Union Pacific Intermodel Bridge in background
Coordinates39°05′53″N 94°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
CrossesKansas River
Official nameUPRR Kansas River Bridge 2
Maintained byUnion Pacific Railroad
Characteristics
Design4 span Thru-Truss
History
Opened1909
Location
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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

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