Railroad Bridges in Missouri

Missouri is located in the southern Midwest. The states railroads serve a variety of industries, as well as terminals on the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.
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Katy Trail - Logan Creek Bridge
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Katy Trail - Logan Creek Bridge

This Parker pony truss bridge carries the Katy Trail over Logan Creek east of Mokane

Mokane, Callaway County, Missouri

Owner: Missouri State Parks

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1899

by

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

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway

Design: 105' Parker pony truss and timber pile trestle

Parker pony truss bridge over Logan Creek

Significance:

Moderate

Rock Island Trail - Big Creek Bridge (West)
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Rock Island Trail - Big Creek Bridge (West)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #2619)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Big Creek below Missouri Route 7 in Pleasant Hill

Pleasant Hill, Cass County, Missouri

Owner: Missouri State Parks

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Stubbs-Flick-Johnson Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design: 1-60' and 2-50' deck plate girder

Deck plate girder bridge over Big Creek

Significance:

Local

MP Fire Prairie Creek Bridge
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MP Fire Prairie Creek Bridge

This recycled turntable crosses Fire Prairie Creek east of Independence

Independence, Jackson County, Missouri

Owner: Jackson County

Status: Abandoned

Built 1957 using a recycled turntable fabricated c. 1905

by

Unknown

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Missouri Pacific Railroad

Design: 75' recycled turntable deck girder and trestle

Deck plate girder bridge over Fire Prairie Creek

Significance:

Moderate

BNSF Des Moines River Bridge (Keokuk)
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BNSF Des Moines River Bridge (Keokuk)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #174.95)

This large Pratt through truss bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over the Des Moines River south of Keokuk

Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa to Alexandria, Clark County, Missouri

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1904 and 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design: 1-188', 1-174' and 4-147' Pratt through trusses

Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River

Significance:

Regional

Gregory's Landing Rail Bridge
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Gregory's Landing Rail Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #167.06)

This Pratt through truss bridge crosses the Fox River its mouth with the Mississippi River at Gregory's Landing

, Clark County, Missouri

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1906 and 1934

by

Unknown and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design: 154' Pratt through truss, 91' through plate girder and steel stringer

Pratt through truss bridge over Fox River

Significance:

Moderate