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Second Boonville Railroad Bridge

Cooper County, Missouri, and Howard County, Missouri
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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 1894-96, replacing the first Boonville bridge, but reusing the substructure. Replaced by the third and current Boonville bridge in 1932.
Design
From north to south:
Three fixed pin-connected, 9-panel Parker through truss spans, each 225 ft.
One fixed pin-connected, 9-panel Parker through truss span, 258 ft.
One swing, pin-connected, 14-panel through truss, 360 ft.
One fixed pin-connected, 9-panel Parker through truss span, 258 ft.
One fixed span, 84 ft.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 360.0 ft.
Total length: 1,635.0 ft.
Inventory number
BH 21364 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,821)
Boonville, Missouri (4)
Built 1896 (139)
Built during 1890s (1,556)
Cooper County, Missouri (55)
Howard County, Missouri (54)
Lost (10,361)
Lost 1932 (5)
Lost during 1930s (59)
Missouri (4,522)
Missouri River (95)
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (62)
 Movable (1,355)
Owned by railroad (4,039)
Parker through truss (947)
Parker truss (1,267)
Pin-connected (1,521)
Replaced by new bridge (7,135)
Span length 250-500 feet (863)
Swing (534)
Through truss (9,206)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,213)
Truss (23,569)

Update Log 

  • May 1, 2008: New photo from David B. Haun
  • October 31, 2005: Posted photos and info from Todd Baslee

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Sources 

  • Todd W. Baslee
  • David B. Haun
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Second Boonville Railroad Bridge
Posted September 11, 2009, by jackiejohnson (hoppi [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

UPRR should reopen current bridge www.h