This bridge crosses the Meramec River at Valley Park, Missouri. It consists of three Baltimore Through Truss spans.
These spans are of riveted construction, and are each five panels. In addition, a single deck girder span approaches this bridge on the south side. This approach span crosses Larkin Williams Road.
The bridge was constructed by American Bridge Company to replace a previous bridge. The bridge rests on concrete substructures, which are parallel to stone substructures. It is possible a second track was here, or this bridge was constructed without interrupting traffic.
The author has ranked this bridge as being moderately significant, due to the newer age of the structure. Despite being a truss, it has a significantly smaller amount of historic nature to it.
The photo above is an overview looking north. The author hopes to get back to this bridge soon.
Upstream | Sherman Rail Bridge |
Downstream | Hollywood Beach Rail Bridge |