Railroad Bridges in , Missouri


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CPKC Wornall Road Bridge

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CPKC Wornall Road Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #I-814)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Wornall Road on the west side of Excelsior Springs

Excelsior Springs, Clay County, Missouri

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
25' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Wornall Road

Significance:

Local

CPKC Route AA Bridge

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CPKC Route AA Bridge

(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #284.7)

This tall deck plate viaduct crosses Route AA and Unnamed Creek east of Bowling Green

Bowling Green, Pike County, Missouri

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
75', 55' and 27' deck plate girder viaduct

Description:
Deck plate girder viaduct over Route AA and Unnamed Creek

Significance:

Moderate

Katy Trail - Middle River Bridge

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Katy Trail - Middle River Bridge

This Warren through truss bridge carries the Katy Trail over the Middle River east of Tebbetts

Tebbetts, Callaway County, Missouri

Owner: Missouri State Parks

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1926

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway

Design:
120' Warren through truss and 30' deck plate girder

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Middle River

Significance:

Moderate

Katy Trail - Lake Creek Bridge

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Katy Trail - Lake Creek Bridge

This concrete arch bridge carries the Katy Trail over Lake Creek in Dutzow

Dutzow, Warren County, Missouri

Owner: Missouri State Parks

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1918

by

Unknown

for

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway

Design:
2-25' concrete arches

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Lake Creek

Significance:

Local

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

by

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

for

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway

Design:
125' Pratt through truss

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Little Bonne Femme Creek

Significance:

Regional

UP Blue River Bridge #2

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UP Blue River Bridge #2

(Missouri Pacific Railroad Bridge #2973)

This deck plate girder bridge is one of two identical bridges over the Blue River in the area

Southwest Kansas City, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1954

by

Unknown and L.G. Barcus Company of Kansas City, Kansas

for

Missouri Pacific Railroad

Design:
1-70' and 2-60' deck plate girders and 4-22' concrete slabs

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Blue River

Significance:

Local

BNSF Grand River Bridge (Snyder, Old)

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BNSF Grand River Bridge (Snyder, Old)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #369C)

This Pratt through truss bridge once crossed the Grand River between Snyder and Bosworth

Snyder, Chariton County, Missouri to Bosworth, Missouri

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
3-149' Pratt through trusses

Description:
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Grand River

Significance:

Moderate

Rock Island Trail - Bridge #2595

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Rock Island Trail - Bridge #2595

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #2595)

This standard concrete encased beam bridge crosses an unnamed creek southwest of Pleasant Hill

Pleasant Hill, Cass County, Missouri

Owner: Missouri State Parks

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic; New Bridge Constructed Above

Built 1903

by

Stubbs-Flick-Johnson Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
24' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

Katy Trail - Smith Creek Bridge

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Katy Trail - Smith Creek Bridge

This Pratt through truss bridge carries the Katy Trail over Smith Creek west of Treloar

Treloar, Warren County, Missouri

Owner: Missouri State Parks

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1907

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

for

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway

Design:
150' Pratt through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Smith Creek

Significance:

Moderate

UP US-69 Bridge (Southbound)

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UP US-69 Bridge (Southbound)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #4831)

This steel stringer bridge crosses southbound US Highway 69 north of Mosby

Mosby, Clay County, Missouri

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1954

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
50' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over southbound US Highway 69

Significance:

Minimal