Bridgehunter.com | Wabash Railroad Bridge #732

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Overview: Lost Truss bridge over E. Fork Chariton River on Wabash Railroad
Location: Chariton County, Missouri
Status: Demolished
History: Original low-truss bridge at this location built 1895; replaced by 148' through span (unknown year); removed 1942 upon line abandonment
Railroad: - Wabash Railroad (WAB)
Design: Low-truss bridge; replaced by through-truss span (unknown year); pile trestle approaches on both north & south sides
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 75.0 ft.
Total length: 216.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 25.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.33942, -92.84927 (decimal degrees)
39°20'22" N, 92°50'57" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/512989/4354454 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Forest Green
Inventory number: BH 64371 (Bridgehunter.com ID)