Sibley Railroad Bridge

Sibley Railroad Bridge from southwest at Fort Osage

The Sibley Railroad Bridge is a three-span through truss railroad bridge belonging to the BNSF Railway between Jackson County, Missouri, and Ray County, Missouri, at Sibley. 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 Sibley Operating Station, 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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Coordinates: 39°10′48″N 94°10′45″W / 39.1801°N 94.1793°W / 39.1801; -94.1793

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