ASB Bridge
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.
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 |
| Location | |
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