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 - Little Bonne Femme Creek Bridge

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Katy Trail - Little Bonne Femme Creek Bridge

This unusual Pratt through truss bridge carries the Katy Trail over Bonne Femme Creek near the small town of Easley

Easley, Boone County, Missouri

Owner: Missouri State Parks

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1898

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

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Railroad/Original Owner: Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway

Design: 125' Pratt through truss

Pratt through truss bridge over Little Bonne Femme Creek

Significance:

Regional

Freight House Pedestrian Bridge

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Freight House Pedestrian Bridge

(Pencoyd Railroad Bridge)

This historic through truss bridge was spared demolition and reused at the Kansas City Union Station

Downtown Kansas City, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri

Owner: City of Kansas City (Missouri)

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 2006 using spans fabricated 1892

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Pencoyd Bridge & Construction Company of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania

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Railroad/Original Owner: Kansas City Suburban Belt Railroad

Design: 1-140', 1-100' Pratt through truss

Pratt through truss bridge over Kansas City Terminal Railway

Significance:

Regional

BNSF Platte River Bridge (Farley)

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BNSF Platte River Bridge (Farley)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #20.50)

This Baltimore through truss bridge crosses the Platte River south of Farley

Farley, Platte County, Missouri

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1910, 1916 and 1946

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American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design: 200' Baltimore through truss, 2-90' and 1-51' through plate girder and concrete slab

Baltimore through truss bridge over Platte River

Significance:

Moderate

MILW Lone Star Creek Bridge

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MILW Lone Star Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #I-828)

This small concrete arch bridge once carried the Milwaukee Road over Lone Star Creek

Mosby, Clay County, Missouri

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1915

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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Railroad/Original Owner:

Design: 12' concrete arch

Concrete arch bridge over Lone Star Creek

Significance:

Local

RI - Manchester Trafficway Bridge

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RI - Manchester Trafficway Bridge

This through and deck plate girder bridge crosses Manchester Trafficway and the CPKC Pittsburgh Subdivision

Leeds, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri

Owner: Jackson County

Status: Abandoned

Built c. 1929 and 1955

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Unknown

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

Design: 1-80' and 1-30' through plate girders, 2-55' and 1-30' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle

Through and deck plate girder bridge over Manchester Trafficway and CPKC

Significance:

Local