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Highline Bridge (Kansas City, Kansas)

Coordinates: 39°05′03″N 94°36′39″W / 39.0843°N 94.6108°W / 39.0843; -94.6108
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Highline Bridge
Coordinates39°05′03″N 94°36′39″W / 39.0843°N 94.6108°W / 39.0843; -94.6108
Carries4 tracks of the Kansas City Terminal Railway (KCTR), 2 on lowel level, 2 on upper
CrossesKansas River, Armourdale District
LocaleKansas City, Kansas
Maintained byBNSF Railway
Characteristics
Design2 level Thru-Truss, Deck Truss
History
Opened1917
Location
Map

The Highline Bridge is an elevated railroad bridge over the Armourdale district of Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 1917 and is owned and operated by the Kansas City Terminal Railway (KCTR)

It crosses the Kansas River at the eastern part of the bridge, and has thru-truss spans over the Kansas River. The rest of the bridge is a deck truss about one mile long, and goes north to east in direction.

The thru-truss that cross the Kansas River have lift jacks to lift it during floods.