Sibley Railroad Bridge

The Sibley Railroad Bridge is a three-span through truss single-track railroad bridge belonging to the BNSF Railway between Jackson County, Missouri, and Ray County, Missouri, at Sibley.

The bridge carries the BNSF Marceline Subdivision over the Missouri River.

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.

The bridge can be viewed from the observation deck of the Fort Osage visitor center.

Sibley Railroad Bridge from east, the Sibley Operating Station in the background, left the Missouri River, 2021
Sibley Railroad Bridge from southwest at Fort Osage
A vintage postcard depicting Santa Fe Bridge over the Missouri River