Union Pacific Intermodel Bridge

Union Pacific Intermodel Bridge

Infobox_Bridge
bridge_name= Union Pacific Intermodel Bridge
official_name= UPRR Kansas River Bridge 3
carries= 1 track of Union Pacific Railroad
crosses= Kansas River
locale= Kansas City, Missouri
open= 1911
maint= Union Pacific Railroad
design= 4 span Thru-Truss with screw jack lift system


caption= Missouri Pacific Bridge in foreground, Union Pacific Intermodel Bridge in background

The Union Pacific Intermodel 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 rasied to avoid flood waters.It gets its "Intermodel" part of its name because it connects to the Union Pacific Intermodel yard about 500 feet to the west.

It is the sister bridge to the Missouri Pacific Bridge

Crossings navbox
structure = Crossings
place = Kansas River
bridge = Union Pacific Intermodel Bridge
bridge signs = "Union Pacific Railroad"
upstream = Rock Island Bridge (Kansas City)
upstream signs = "Rock Island Railroad"
downstream = Missouri Pacific Bridge
downstream signs = "Union Pacific Railroad"


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