Bridgehunter.com | MKT - Boonville Railroad Bridge (1st)

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Overview with construction workers

Historic photo submitted by Todd Baslee

BH Photo #104989

Overview: Lost through truss swing bridge over the Missouri River on the MKT Railroad at Boonville
Location: Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri, and Howard County, Missouri
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1873-74 by the American Bridge Works. under W.G. Coolidge. Opened to railroad traffic Jan. 10, 1874. Rehabilitated 1883-84 by Kellogg and Maurice, of Athens, Pennsylvania.
Builders: - American Bridge Company of Chicago, Illinois
- American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois
Railroad: - Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (MKT)
Design: From north to south:
Three fixed Post through truss spans, each 225 ft.
One fixed Post through truss span, 258 ft.
One swing Post through truss span, 360 ft.
One fixed Post through truss span, 258 ft.
One fixed deck truss span, 84 ft.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 360.0 ft.
Total length: 1,635.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.97923, -92.75453 (decimal degrees)
38°58'45" N, 92°45'16" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/521262/4314500 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Billingsville
Inventory number: BH 21344 (Bridgehunter.com ID)