This massive concrete arch bridge crosses Fishpot Creek in Valley Park

Valley Park, St. Louis County, Missouri

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1929

by

Hedges-Weeks Construction Company of Springfield, Missouri

for

Missouri Pacific Railroad

Design:
50' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Fishpot Creek

Significance:

This historic tunnel sits abandoned behind a neighborhood in suburban Kirkwood

Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Missouri

Owner: City of Kirkwood

Status: Abandoned and Partially Filled

Built 1883

by

Unknown

for

St. Louis–San Francisco Railway

Design:
475'

Description:
Abandoned tunnel under Meramec Highlands

Significance:

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:

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 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: