The Union Pacific Intermodal Bridge is a rail crossing of the
Kansas River
The Kansas River, also known as the Kaw, is a meandering river in northeastern Kansas in the United States. It is potentially the southwestern most part of the Missouri River drainage, which is sometimes in turn the northwesternmost portion of ...
in
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri, abbreviated KC or KCMO, is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri by List of cities in Missouri, population and area. The city lies within Jackson County, Missouri, Jackson, Clay County, Missouri, Clay, and Pl ...
.
It was built in 1911, as a four span thru-truss on the UPRR railroad.
It has a screw jack lift system to allow it to be raised to avoid flood waters.
It gets its "Intermodal" part of its name because it connects to the Union Pacific Intermodal yard about 500 feet to the west.
It is the sister bridge to the
Missouri Pacific Bridge
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Kansas River
The Kansas River, also known as the Kaw, is a meandering river in northeastern Kansas in the United States. It is potentially the southwestern most part of the Missouri River drainage, which is sometimes in turn the northwesternmost portion of ...
, bridge = Union Pacific Intermodal Bridge
, bridge signs = ''Union Pacific Railroad''
, upstream =
Rock Island Bridge (Kansas City)
, upstream signs = ''Rock Island Railroad''
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Missouri Pacific Bridge
, downstream signs = ''Union Pacific Railroad''
Bridges over the Kansas River
Railroad bridges in Missouri
Bridges completed in 1911
Bridges in Kansas City, Missouri
Intermodal
1911 establishments in Missouri
Truss bridges in the United States
Vertical lift bridges in Missouri