Missouri Pacific Bridge
| Missouri Pacific Railroad Bridge | |
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 Missouri Pacific Bridge in foreground, Union Pacific Intermodel Bridge in background | |
| Coordinates | 39°05′53″N 94°36′44″W / 39.0981°N 94.6123°WCoordinates: 39°05′53″N 94°36′44″W / 39.0981°N 94.6123°W |
| Carries | formerly 1 track of Missouri Pacific Railroad, now carries 1 track of Union Pacific railroad |
| Crosses | Kansas River |
| Official name | UPRR Kansas River Bridge 2 |
| Maintained by | Union Pacific Railroad |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | 4 span Thru-Truss |
| History | |
| Opened | 1909 |
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.
It is the sister bridge to the Union Pacific Intermodal Bridge.
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