Kansas City Southern Bridge

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Bridge in Kansas City, Kansas

Kansas City Southern Railway Bridge

Coordinates| 39°06′23″N 94°37′02″W﻿ / ﻿39.1065°N 94.6173°W﻿ / 39.1065; -94.6173
Carries| formerly 1 track of the Kansas City Southern Railway
Crosses| Kansas River
Locale| Kansas City, Kansas
Maintained by| Kansas City Southern Railway (until closed)
Characteristics
Design| Thru-Truss
History
Opened| 1905
Closed| 1983
Location

The Kansas City Southern Bridge is a rail crossing of the Kansas River. It has two main spans, and a smaller span at the west end. It is a thru-truss, and closed to traffic. It was built in 1905, by the Kansas City Southern Railway, and was closed in 1983. The bridge's rails are cut off at each end. It survived the 1951 Kansas City flood. It is located about 100 feet (30 m) south of James Street over the Kansas River.

## See also

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* Kansas City Southern Railroad Bridge, Cross Bayou, Shreveport, Louisiana

Crossings of the Kansas River

| Upstream
Central Avenue Bridge (Kansas City)
| Kansas City Southern Bridge (Kansas City)
Kansas City Southern Railway | Downstream
James Street Bridge (Kansas City)

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