Glasgow Railroad Bridge
Photos
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View from north Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Close-up of main span Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Overview from northeast Photo taken by James Baughn |
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View from east Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Overview from west Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Westernmost through truss Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Oblique view of deck truss Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Close-up of deck truss Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Side view of deck truss Photo taken by James Baughn |
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East portal Photo taken by James Baughn |
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East portal looking from depot Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Oblique view of trestle Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Highway underpass Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Original underpass Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Underneath deck truss Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Underneath trestle Photo taken by James Baughn |
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East abutment Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Close-up of metal pier Photo taken by James Baughn |
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West portal Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Underneath both bridges Photo taken by James Baughn |
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West abutment Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Oblique view of trestle Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Underneath trestle Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Underneath new trestle Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Oblique view of deck truss Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Close-up of deck truss panel Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Lower joint and rollers Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Deck truss eyebar Photo taken by James Baughn |
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View from highway bridge Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Postcard: West portal Photo posted by James Baughn |
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Postcard: Side view Photo posted by James Baughn |
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Rail Bridge approach side view Gateway Western Sign on Railroad Bridge in 2008 on Saline County side approach. Photo taken by David B. Haun |
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Close up Side view rail bridge truss span Close up side view of Glasgow rail bridge truss span. Photo taken by David B. Haun |
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Glasgow Bridges Upstream view of the Glasgow Bridges. Photo taken by Al Haun in May 2008 posted by David B. Haun |
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Gateway Western October 2009 close up Gateway Western on railroad bridge after completion car bridge deck and pier caps Photo taken by David B. Haun in October 2009 |
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Gateway Western Gateway Western no Deck visible Photo taken by David B. Haun in October 2009 |
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October 2009 Gateway Western Gateway Western in Distance Photo taken by David B. Haun in October 2009 |
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Deck view Photo taken by Edward S. Gray |
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View from temporary ferry Photo taken by Edward S. Gray in December 2008 |
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During reconstruction of highway bridge Photo taken by Edward S. Gray in December 2008 |
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During reconstruction of highway bridge Photo taken by Edward S. Gray in December 2008 |
Facts
- Overview
- Four-span through truss railroad bridge over the Missouri River on the Kansas City Southern Railroad
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1900, using piers from earlier 1879 bridge
- Design
- From west to east:
Three steel trestle spans
Four steel trestle spans replaced 1993 after flood damage
One pin-connected, 10-panel Pratt deck truss
Two pin-connected, 11-panel Parker through trusses
One pin-connected, 12-panel Parker through truss
One pin-connected, 11-panel Parker through truss
Two riveted, 8-panel double-intersection Warren deck trusses
Seven steel trestle spans - Approximate latitude, longitude
- +39.22300, -92.84972 (decimal degrees)
39°13'23" N, 92°50'59" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/512971/4341533 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Glasgow
- Inventory number
- BH 21656 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- April 3, 2010: New photos from James Baughn
- October 6, 2009: New photos from David B. Haun
- May 14, 2008: New photo from David B. Haun
- May 12, 2008: New photo from David B. Haun
- August 6, 2005: Posted new photos
Sources
- HABS MO-1465 - Chicago & Alton Railway Bridge
- HAER NE-2 - (p. 36)
- David B. Haun
- Mark Frazier - mfrazier [at] kc [dot] rr [dot] com
- James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
Comments
Railroad Bridge at Glasgow, Missouri over the Missouri.
Current owner is the Kansas City Southern, which took over the Gateway Western Railway. Bridge was damaged in the flood of 1993 and repaired that fall.
Prior owners of the Bridge:
Kansas City Southern
Gateway Western
Chicago, Missouri and Western (went bankrupt)
Illinois Central Gulf (1972-?)
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio (1947-1972) Merged with Illinois Central
Chicago and Alton (to 1947) That's why the C & A is imprinted in the superstructure.
When the G.M. & O took over they rehab the line from Mexico, Missouri to Kansas City with money received from the Burlington (Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy RR) who received rights to send two frieght trains a day each way + one passenger train. For a while they used the Pioneer Zephyr consist that is now at the Museum of Science and Industry as the "Ozark State Zephyr). It had a special logo on the front that Alton Burlington instead of the normal Burlington Route.
Hope this helped. If I can locate it I have a picture of the repaired span (deck plate type )that has the name Gateway Western painted on it.
Best wishes,
Ed Gray
Mid-Missouri Railfan.