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 3 drawings |  46 b&w photos |  16 data pages | 4 photo caption pages |
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TITLE:
Francois Chouteau Bridge, Spanning Missouri River at Chouteau Traffic Way, Kansas City, Jackson County, MO
CALL NUMBER:
HAER MO-93
REPRODUCTION NUMBER:
[See Call Number]
MEDIUM:
Measured Drawing(s): 3 (24 x 36 in.)
Photo(s): 46 (4 x 5 and 8 x 10)
Data Page(s): 15 plus cover page
Photo Caption Page(s): 4
DATE:
Documentation compiled after 1968.
CREATOR:
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
RELATED NAME(S):
Wegman-French, Lysa, transmitter
Cambern, Trey, photographer
Millstein, Cydney E., historian
NOTE:
Survey number HAER MO-93
Building/structure dates: 1886 initial construction
Part of building/structure is in North Kansas City, Clay County, MO.
Significance: Originally constructed as a railroad bridge for the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad, the Francois Chouteau Bridge was designed by pioneer engineer Charles L. Strobel. It was with this bridge that Strobel introduced the Z-Bar and Z-Bar Column. In addition, the Francois Chouteau Bridge was constructed by Keystone Bridge Works, an internationally-known company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
SUBJECTS:
MISSOURI--Jackson County--Kansas City
COLLECTION:
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)
REPOSITORY:
Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
DIGID:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.mo1808
CONTROL #:
MO1808
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