1945 UP/(Milwaukee+Rock Island) Harry S Truman Bridge over the Missouri River in Kansas City, MO

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Most of the apparent width of the towers is just a counterweight guide. The towers are really just steel beams.

Matthew Wong, Dec 2018

1945 is a rather late date for a bridge on a new route. I wonder how Milwaukee and Rock Island accessed this area before this bridge was built. The relatively late date helps explain the modern-looking design of the towers.

The following information provided by the American Bridge Company:American Bridge constructed a 23-span, 2,577' (785m) single-track railroad bridge for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Line) and Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (Rock Island Line) and connected to the Kansas City Terminal Railway. The bridge includes 19 girder spans of approximately 75' each, three fixed spans of 250' each and a 417' (127m) vertical lift channel span. Total weight of steel was 4,568 tons. Construction began on August 12, 1944 and completed May 29, 1945. The bridge was named for Harry S. Truman, a Kansas City native who had just become President of the United States when construction began. Erection was by locomotive crane, travelers and guy derricks, and 120,000 man-hours of effort were consumed.
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