This large through truss bridge crosses the Meramec River between Oakville and Arnold

Arnold, Jefferson County, Missouri to Oakville, St. Louis County, Missouri

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1902 and 1955

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

St. Louis, Memphis & Southeastern Railroad

Design:
3-150' Pratt through trusses and steel stringer

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Meramec River

Significance:

This partially destroyed vertical lift bridge once carried the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway over the Mississippi River at Keithsburg

Keithsburg, Mercer County, Illinois to Oakville, Louisa County, Iowa

Owner: United States Government

Status: Abandoned and Partially Removed

Built 1909

by

McClintic-Marshall Corportation of Chicago, Illinois and Union Bridge & Contracting Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
233' Pratt through truss vertical lift, 9-205' and 1-115' Pratt through truss and 100' deck plate girder

Description:
Pratt through truss vertical lift bridge over Mississippi River

Significance: