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Katy Trail - Rivaux Creek Bridge

Callaway County, Missouri

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Oblique view

Photo taken Jan. 2005 by James Baughn

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BH Photo #104317

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Facts 

Overview
Parker Pony truss bridge over Rivaux 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 1896
Builder
- A & P Roberts Co. of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania
Railroad
- Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (MKT)
Design
Riveted, 7-panel Parker pony truss
Dimensions
Span length: 105.0 ft.
Total length: 105.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.58314, -92.06320   (decimal degrees)
38°34'59" N, 92°03'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/581594/4270934 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Osage City
Inventory number
BH 21058 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,574)
7-panel truss (373)
A & P Roberts Co. (39)
Built 1896 (273)
Built during 1890s (2,984)
Callaway County, Missouri (92)
Katy Trail (50)
Missouri (6,306)
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (186)
Open to pedestrians (4,220)
Owned by state (16,000)
 Parker pony truss (380)
Parker truss (1,678)
Pony truss (16,189)
Preserved (1,189)
Rail-to-trail (1,544)
Railroad (15,438)
Riveted (2,167)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,399)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,176)
Truss (32,814)

Update Log 

  • June 25, 2016: New photos from John Marvig
  • June 21, 2016: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • January 26, 2005: Posted new photos

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