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Bridge in Kansas City, Missouri
Union Pacific Intermodal Bridge
Missouri Pacific Bridge in foreground, Union Pacific Intermodal Bridge in background
Coordinates39°05′52″N 94°36′44″W / 39.0979°N 94.6121°W / 39.0979; -94.6121
Carries1 track of Union Pacific Railroad
CrossesKansas River
LocaleKansas City, Missouri
Official nameUPRR Kansas River Bridge 3
Maintained byUnion Pacific Railroad
Characteristics
Design4 span Thru-Truss with screw jack lift system
History
Opened1911
Location

The Union Pacific Intermodal Bridge is a rail crossing of the Kansas River in Kansas City, Missouri. 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

Crossings of the Kansas River
Upstream
Rock Island Bridge (Kansas City)
Rock Island Railroad		 Union Pacific Intermodal Bridge
Union Pacific Railroad		 Downstream
Missouri Pacific Bridge
Union Pacific Railroad
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