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Located a few miles south of Strasburg, this small deck girder bridge crosses Willow Branch east of Parris Road.
Built 1903-4, the bridge consists of a single deck girder span, set onto concrete substructures. The girder was fabricated by American Bridge Company, and the bridge was erected by Stubbs-Flick-Johnson Construction Company of Kansas City.
After sitting abandoned for many years, the bridge was converted to a trail in 2016. While the trail does not actually use the historic structure, a new beam bridge was built just over the top of the old railroad bridge. As a result, the railroad bridge is largely unaltered.
Overall, the bridge appears to be in good condition, other than minor cosmetic details.
The author has ranked this bridge as being locally significant, due to the common design.
The photo above is an overview.