Railroad Bridges in , Missouri


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MacArthur Bridge Approach Viaduct (Southwest)

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MacArthur Bridge Approach Viaduct (Southwest)

This deck truss and girder viaduct serves as the southwestern approach to the MacArthur Bridge

St. Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri

Owner: Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis

Status: In Use

Built 1929

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Dunham Construction Company of St. Louis

for

Municipal Bridge and Terminals Commission of St. Louis

Design:
117' Pratt deck truss, through plate girder and deck plate girder viaduct

Description:
Pratt deck truss and deck plate girder viaduct over Terminal Railroad Association and city streets

Significance:

Regional

BNSF Grand River Bridge (Snyder, Old)

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BNSF Grand River Bridge (Snyder, Old)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #369C)

This Pratt through truss bridge once crossed the Grand River between Snyder and Bosworth

Snyder, Chariton County, Missouri to Bosworth, Missouri

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
3-149' Pratt through trusses

Description:
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Grand River

Significance:

Moderate

NS Crooked River Bridge

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NS Crooked River Bridge

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #551)

This through plate girder bridge crosses the Crooked River west of Hardin

Hardin, Ray County, Missouri

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1907 using spans fabricated 1892

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan

for

Wabash Railway

Design:
2-75' through plate girders and concrete modular girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Crooked River

Significance:

Local

CPKC Wilson Road Bridge

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CPKC Wilson Road Bridge

(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #481.1)

This small steel stringer bridge crosses Wilson Road in Independence

Independence, Jackson County, Missouri

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1932

by

Unknown

for

Alton Railroad

Design:
29' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Wilson Road

Significance:

Local

BNSF Dean Lake Bridge

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BNSF Dean Lake Bridge

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #368B)

This through plate girder bridge crosses an overflow of the Grand River west of Snyder

Snyder, Chariton County, Missouri

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
2-105' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Dean Lake (Grand River Overflow)

Significance:

Local

Katy Trail - Bonne Femme Creek Bridge

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Katy Trail - Bonne Femme Creek Bridge

This Parker pony truss bridge carries the Katy Trail over Bonne Femme Creek near New Franklin

New Franklin, Howard County, Missouri

Owner: Missouri State Parks

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1897

by

A&P Roberts Company (Pencoyd Iron Works) of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania

for

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway

Design:
100' Parker pony truss

Description:
Parker pony truss bridge over Bonne Femme Creek

Significance:

Moderate

Valley Park Railroad Bridge

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Valley Park Railroad Bridge

(St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Bridge #18.2)

This Baltimore through truss bridge crosses the Meramec River in Valley Park

Valley Park, St. Louis County, Missouri

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1923

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

St. Louis–San Francisco Railway

Design:
3-153' Baltimore through trusses and 33' deck plate girder

Description:
Baltimore through truss bridge over Meramec River

Significance:

Moderate

Katy Trail - Loutre River Bridge

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Katy Trail - Loutre River Bridge

This Pratt through truss bridge crosses the Loutre River in McKittrick

McKittrick, Montgomery County, Missouri

Owner: Missouri State Parks

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1897

by

A&P Roberts Company (Pencoyd Iron Works) of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania

for

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway

Design:
155' Pratt through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss span over Loutre River

Significance:

Moderate

BNSF Little Calumet Creek Bridge

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BNSF Little Calumet Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #88.40)

This through plate girder bridge crosses Little Calumet Creek between Louisiana and Clarksville

Clarksville, Pike County, Missouri

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
80' and 2-55' through plate girders and concrete slab

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Little Calumet Creek

Significance:

Local

Todd Creek Interurban Bridge

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Todd Creek Interurban Bridge

This Luten concrete arch bridge once carried Interurban Road across Todd Creek north of Ferrelview

Ferrelview, Platte County, Missouri

Owner: Platte County

Status: Closed to all Traffic

Built 1912

by

Wyandotte Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Kansas City, Clay County & St. Joseph Railway

Design:
2-52' Luten concrete arches

Description:
Luten concrete arch bridge over Todd Creek

Significance:

Moderate