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Jowler Creek Bridge, Spanning Jowler Creek at Interurban Road, Camden Point, Platte County, MO

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Jowler Creek Bridge, Spanning Jowler Creek at Interurban Road, Camden Point, Platte County, MO

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Summary

Significance: The Jowler Creek Bridge is one of the two-arch concrete bridges of the Luten design built for the Kansas City, Clay County and St. Joseph Railway, an electric interurban railway that operated from 1913-1933. The railway was the first of its kind to offer service between the two largest cities in northwest Missouri, Kansas City and St. Joseph. In addition, it played a significant role in the development of the suburban communities in the region.
Survey number: HAER MO-92
Building/structure dates: 1912-1913 Initial Construction

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Date

1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Woods, Robert P
Luten, Daniel B
Wyandotte Construction Company
Franklin-Weekley, Rachel, transmitter
St. John, Jim, photographer
Lowary, Mary Ann, historian
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Location

Camden Point39.44613, -94.75414
Google Map of 39.446131, -94.7541354
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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