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Historic Bridges: Missouri River

Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S  - Dismantled and/or in storage. L -  Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.


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Total Bridges Found: 10

ASB Bridge
Fratt Bridge - Armour-Swift-Burlington Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Railroad (BNSF) Over Missouri River in Kansas City: Jackson County, Missouri and Clay County, Missouri, United States
Metal 14 Panel Rivet-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift and Approach Spans: Metal 14 Panel Rivet-Connected Baltimore Deck Truss, Fixed
Length: 1,475 ft. Main Span: 428 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1911 By: McClintic-Marshall Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Waddell and Harrington of Kansas City, Missouri
This unique bridge is one of only two unusual telescoping vertical lift bridges in the country.
Bellefontaine Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Railroad (BNSF) Over Missouri River in Old Jamestown and West Alton: St. Louis County, Missouri and St. Charles County, Missouri, United States
Metal 16 Panel Pin-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 2,660 ft. Main Span: 440 ft. Main Spans: 4
Built 1893 By: New Jersey Steel and Iron Company of Trenton, New Jersey and George Shattuck Morison
This bridge is one of the few surviving bridges designed by one of the greatest engineers in American history.
X
Daniel Boone Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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I-64, US-40, and US-61 (Northbound and Westbound) Over Missouri River in Chesterfield: St. Louis County, Missouri and St. Charles County, Missouri, United States
Metal Continuous 16 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed
Length: 2,614 ft. Main Span: 514 ft. Roadway: 32.2 ft. Main Spans: 4
Built 1935 By: Kansas City Bridge Company of Kansas City, Missouri and Missouri State Highway Commission
This rare continuous through truss has a distinctive appearance formed by its arrangement as a pair of two-span continuous trusses.
X
Glasgow Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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MO-240 Over Missouri River in Glasgow: Howard County, Missouri and Saline County, Missouri, United States
Metal 14 Panel Rivet-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed
Length: 2,244 ft. Main Span: 344 ft. Roadway: 20.3 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1925 By: Mount Vernon Bridge Company of Mount Vernon, Ohio and F. W. Adgate of Chicago, Illinois
A documentation of the demolition of one of the most important and beautiful bridges in Missouri.
Glasgow Railroad Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Railroad (Gateway Western Railroad) Over Missouri River in Glasgow: Howard County, Missouri and Saline County, Missouri, United States
Metal 12 Panel Pin-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed
Length: 2,434 ft. Main Span: 345 ft. Main Spans: 4
Built 1900 By: Lassig Bridge and Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
An impressive bridge that sits on the location of the first all-steel railroad bridge in the world.
Hannibal Bridge
Second Hannibal Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Railroad (BNSF) Over Missouri River in Kansas City: Jackson County, Missouri and Clay County, Missouri, United States
Metal 17 Panel Pin-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal 12 Panel Pin-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 1,560 ft. Main Span: 400 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1917 By: Union Bridge and Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri and Charles Hopkins Cartlidge
Located at a historical crossing, this impressive swing bridge was originally a double-deck highway and railroad bridge.
Harry S. Truman Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Railroad (Union Pacific) Over Missouri River in Rural: Jackson County, Missouri and Clay County, Missouri, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 2,577 ft. Main Span: 417 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1945 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Howard, Needles, Tammen and Bergendorff of Kansas City, Missouri
This is a later example of a riveted vertical lift bridge, and a rare steel bridge completed during World War II.
Liberty Bridge
MO-291 Northbound Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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MO-291 Northbound Over Missouri River in Sugar Creek: Jackson County, Missouri, United States
Metal Continuous 14 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Continuous 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed
Length: 1,882 ft. Main Span: 460 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 2
Built 1949 By: Mount Vernon Bridge Company of Mount Vernon, Ohio and Sverdrup and Parcel of St. Louis, Missouri
This bridge is an outstanding and rare surviving example of a beautiful type of bridge that once graced Missouri in far larger populations.
X
Miami Bridge
McDaniel Memorial Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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MO-41 Over Missouri River in Miami: Saline County, Missouri and Carroll County, Missouri, United States
Metal Cantilever 16 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 44 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed
Length: 2,072 ft. Main Span: 475 ft. Roadway: 23 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1939 By: Massman Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri and Sverdrup and Parcel of St. Louis, Missouri
An incredible structure that could have been preserved is instead wastefully demolished.
St. Charles Railroad Bridge
Wabash Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Missouri River in St. Charles: St. Charles County, Missouri and St. Louis County, Missouri, United States
Metal Cantilever 20 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 7,876 ft. Main Span: 624 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1936 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Mr. Vernon Bridge Company of Mt. Vernon, Ohio and Modjeski and Masters
This is an impressive 1930s cantilever truss railroad bridge which also has an extremely long girder approach system.

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