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Katy Trail - Hillers Creek Bridge

Callaway County, Missouri

Photos 

Oblique view

Photo taken by Wayne Johnson

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BH Photo #104243

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over Hillers Creek on the Katy Trail
Location
Callaway County, Missouri
Status
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
Future prospects
Preserved as part of Katy Trail State Park
History
Built 1897
Builder
- A & P Roberts Co. of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania
Railroad
- Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (MKT)
Design
Parker pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 105.0 ft.
Total length: 220.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.63209, -91.94488   (decimal degrees)
38°37'56" N, 91°56'42" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/591837/4276478 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Mokane West
Inventory number
BH 21041 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,059)
7-panel truss (530)
A & P Roberts Co. (44)
Built 1897 (296)
Built during 1890s (3,279)
Callaway County, Missouri (93)
Hillers Creek (Callaway County, Missouri) (4)
Katy Trail (50)
Missouri (6,570)
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (216)
Open to pedestrians (4,629)
 Owned by state (16,648)
Parker pony truss (394)
Parker truss (1,816)
Pony truss (17,222)
Preserved (1,235)
Rail-to-trail (1,661)
Railroad (16,665)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,618)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,594)
Truss (36,745)

Update Log 

  • June 25, 2016: New photos from John Marvig
  • June 21, 2016: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • July 12, 2005: Posted photos from Wayne Johnson

Sources 

  • Wayne Johnson - johnsonwe [at] embarqmail [dot] com
  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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