This massive Baltimore through truss carries the BNSF Railway across the Missouri River near West Alton

West Alton, St. Charles County, Missouri to Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

1893

by

New Jersey Steel & Iron Company of Trenton, New Jersey

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
4-440' Baltimore through trusses and deck plate girder

Description:
Baltimore through truss bridge over Missouri River

Significance:

This Pratt through truss bridge once crossed the Cuivre River in Old Monroe

Old Monroe, Lincoln County, Missouri to Old Monroe, St. Charles County, Missouri

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1901

by

American Bridge Company (Lassig Branch)

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
154' and 2-110' Pratt through trusses

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Cuivre River

Significance:

This massive Cantilevered through truss bridge crosses the Missouri River in St. Charles

St. Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri to Earth City, Missouri

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1936

by

Mt. Vernon Bridge Company of Mt. Vernon, Ohio and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
Cantilevered Warren through truss and deck plate girder

Description:
Cantilevered Warren through truss bridge over Missouri River

Significance: