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Valley Park Rail Bridge

Baltimore Through Truss Bridge over Meramec River
Valley Park, St. Louis County, Missouri

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Name Valley Park Rail Bridge
Built By St. Louis-San Francisco Railway (Frisco)
Contractor American Bridge Company of New York
Currently Owned By BNSF Railway
Length 505 Feet Total, 150 Foot Main Spans
Width 1 Track, Piers Built For 2
Superstructure Type Baltimore Through Truss and Deck Girder
Substructure Type Concrete and Stone Masonry
Date Built 1923
Traffic Count 10 Trains/Day (Estimated)
Current Status In Use
BNSF Bridge Number 18.20
Significance Moderate Significance
Documentation Date June 2016


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.

Meramec River Railroad Bridges
Upstream Sherman Rail Bridge
Downstream Hollywood Beach Rail Bridge

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Railroad Line History Source ICC Valuation Information, Compiled by Richard S. Steele