This unique Waddell "A" truss was spared destruction twice, and is one of two spans of this design known in the United States

Parkville, Platte County, Missouri

Owner: City of Parkville

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1898

by

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

for

Quincy, Omaha & Kansas City Railroad

Design:
100' Waddell "A" Truss

Description:
Historic Waddell "A" Truss over Rush Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the BNSF Railway line across Noix Creek

Louisiana, Pike County, Missouri

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
1-80' and 2-60' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Noix Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses Little Calumet Creek between Louisiana and Clarksville

Clarksville, Pike County, Missouri

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
80' and 2-55' through plate girders and concrete slab

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Little Calumet Creek

Significance:

This large deck plate girder bridge crosses 122nd Street southwest of Mosby

Mosby, Clay County, Missouri

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1931 and 1948

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad and Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
75' deck plate girder and 4-30' steel stringers

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 122nd Street

Significance:

This small tunnel carries the Katy Trail under Moniteau Bluff in Rocheport

Rocheport, Howard County, Missouri

Owner: Missouri State Parks

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1892

by

R.P. McCormick & Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Missouri, Kansas & Eastern Railway

Design:
243' bored tunnel

Description:
Bored tunnel under Moniteau Bluff

Significance:

This Warren through truss bridge carries the Katy Trail over Charrette Creek east of Marthasville

Marthasville, Warren County, Missouri

Owner: Missouri State Parks

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1925

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway

Design:
155' Warren through truss

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Charrette Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses Missouri Route 5 west of Salisbury

Salisbury, Chariton County, Missouri

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1912 and 1929

by

Unknown

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
38' through plate girder and 14' concrete slab

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Missouri Route 5

Significance:

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

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

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

Description:
Baltimore through truss bridge over Platte River

Significance:

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

Missouri Pacific Railroad

Design:
75' recycled turntable deck girder and trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Fire Prairie Creek

Significance:

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: