The Harry S Truman Bridge is a vertical lift rail drawbridge over the Missouri River connecting Jackson County, Missouri with Clay County, Missouri in Kansas City, Missouri. It has a 427-foot main span, and is the tenth longest span in the United States.

The bridge was named on May 23, 1945, for Jackson County native Harry S. Truman who had just become President. It was built by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad ("Milwaukee Road") and Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad ("Rock Island Line") and connected to the Kansas City Terminal Railway network through Kansas City.

Harry S. Truman Bridge

It is now used by the freight trains of the Canadian Pacific and Union Pacific Railroad to cross the Missouri River.

Harry S. Truman Bridge

See also

List of crossings of the Missouri River

External links

Kansas City Library history

Truman

Union Pacific Railroad bridges

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad

Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad

Canadian Pacific Railway bridges in the United States

Buildings and structures in Clay County, Missouri

Buildings and structures in Jackson County, Missouri

Railroad bridges in Missouri

Vertical lift bridges in Missouri

Harry S. Truman Bridge