Railroad Bridges in , Missouri


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CPKC Marais des Cygnes River Bridge

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CPKC Marais des Cygnes River Bridge

This unique Whipple through truss bridge carries the CPKC mainline over the Marais des Cynges River

Amoret, Bates County, Missouri

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Kansas City Southern Railway

Design:
230' riveted Whipple through truss and 2-70' through plate girder

Description:
Whipple through truss bridge over Marais des Cygnes River

Significance:

National

Meramec Highlands Tunnel

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Meramec Highlands Tunnel

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:

Moderate

Carroll County Road 321 Overpass

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Carroll County Road 321 Overpass

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #375A)

This lightweight Pratt pony truss bridge once carried Carroll County Road 321 over the BNSF Railway

Bosworth, Carroll County, Missouri

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Removed

Built 1911 using a truss fabricated c. 1885

by

Unknown

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
83' Pratt pony truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over BNSF Railway

Significance:

Regional

UP Purina Drive Bridge

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UP Purina Drive Bridge

This small concrete box culvert crosses Purina Drive between Labadie and Gray Summit

Labadie, Franklin County, Missouri

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1928

by

Ozark Engineering Company of Joplin, Missouri

for

Missouri Pacific Railroad

Design:
12'x12' concrete box culvert

Description:
Concrete box culvert over Purina Drive

Significance:

Minimal

Katy Trail - Loutre River Bridge

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Katy Trail - Loutre River Bridge

This Pratt through truss bridge crosses the Loutre River in McKittrick

McKittrick, Montgomery County, Missouri

Owner: Missouri State Parks

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1897

by

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

for

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway

Design:
155' Pratt through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss span over Loutre River

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

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

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

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Big Creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF County 221 Bridge

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BNSF County 221 Bridge

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #372D)

This through and deck plate girder bridge crosses County Road 221 east of Bosworth

Bosworth, Carroll County, Missouri

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1903 and 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
42' through plate girder and deck plate girder

Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over County Road 221 and Unnamed Creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Lost Creek Bridge (Elsberry)

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BNSF Lost Creek Bridge (Elsberry)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #67.97)

This small Pratt through truss bridge once crossed Lost Creek in Elsberry

Elsberry, Lincoln County, Missouri

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
110' Pratt through truss

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Lost Creek

Significance:

Moderate

CPKC Little Blue River Bridge

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CPKC Little Blue River Bridge

(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #471.8)

This Warren through truss bridge crosses the Little Blue River on the southeast side of Independence

Independence, Jackson County, Missouri

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & Alton Railway

Design:
132' Warren through truss

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Little Blue River

Significance:

Regional

Katy Trail - Auxvasse Creek Bridge

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Katy Trail - Auxvasse Creek Bridge

(Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway Bridge #182.2)

This Warren through truss bridge carries the Katy Trail over Auxvasse Creek east of Mokane

Mokane, Callaway County, Missouri

Owner: Missouri State Parks

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1926

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway

Design:
200' Warren through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Auxvasse Creek

Significance:

Moderate