Sibley Railroad Bridge
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The Sibley Railroad Bridge is a three-span through truss single-track railroad bridge belonging to the BNSF Railway between Jackson County, Missouri, and Ray County, Missouri, at Sibley. The bridge carries the BNSF Marceline Subdivision over the Missouri River. It is the only single-track segment of the subdivision. The original 1887-88 bridge was a three-span Whipple through truss and was later reconstructed with Parker through truss spans. Besides the freight trains of BNSF Railway, it is also used by Amtrak's Southwest Chief.
After reaching the south bank of the river, the tracks curve west and pass Kansas City Power & Light Company's , a coal-fired electrical generating plant. A loop track around the plant permits coal delivery by rail. The plant's 757-foot chimney is visible from several miles away.
The bridge can be viewed from the observation deck of the Fort Osage visitor's center.
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- Buildings and structures in Jackson County, Missouri
- Buildings and structures in Ray County, Missouri
- BNSF Railway bridges
- Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
- Railroad bridges in Missouri
- Parker truss bridges in the United States