Railroad Bridge at Louisiana MO built 1898-7R2_DSC5272_01292018

by Greg Kluempers

Title

Railroad Bridge at Louisiana MO built 1898-7R2_DSC5272_01292018

Artist

Greg Kluempers

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Photograph - Photography

Description

KCS - Louisiana Missouri Bridge
Through truss swing railroad bridge over the Mississippi River on Kansas City Southern at Louisiana
Open to train traffic
History Built 1897-8, Some Spans Replaced 1905 and 1945
Builder
- Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois (1897 Construction)
Railroads
- Chicago & Alton Railroad (C&A)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC)
- Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS)
Design
From west to east:
6-panel Pratt through truss (Built 1898)
17-panel, two-span cantilevered swing through truss (446 feet long, built 1898)
9-panel Camelback Pratt through truss (Built 1897)
8-panel Camelback Pratt through truss (Built 1897)
2- 6-panel Warren through truss with verticals (Buily 1945)
12-panel polygonal Warren through truss with verticals (Built 1945)
2- 6-panel Pratt through truss (Built 1905)
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 442.0 ft.
Total length: 2,054.0 ft. (0.4 mi.)

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April 9th, 2018

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