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ASB Bridge
Bridge in and North Kansas City, Missouri / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Armour-Swift-Burlington (ASB) Bridge, also known as the North Kansas City Bridge and the LRC Bridge, is a rail crossing over the Missouri River in Kansas City, Missouri, that formerly also had an upper deck for automobile traffic.
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ASB Bridge | |
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![]() ASB Bridge from Westport Landing, span in lowered position, in 2006 | |
Coordinates | 39°06′59″N 94°34′47″W |
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Crosses | Missouri River |
Locale | Kansas City, Missouri, and North Kansas City, Missouri |
Official name | Armour-Swift-Burlington Bridge |
Other name(s) | Winner bridge, Fratt Bridge |
Named for | Armour-Swift-Burlington |
Maintained by | BNSF Railway |
Preceded by | Second Hannibal Bridge |
Followed by | Heart of America Bridge |
Characteristics | |
Design | Double-deck truss bridge with vertical lift |
Total length | 1,282 ft (391 m) |
Longest span | 428 ft (130 m) |
History | |
Designer | Waddell & Harrington |
Opened | 1911 |
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