Katy Trail - Moniteau Creek Bridge

Photos 

Side view from south

Photo taken by James Baughn

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BH Photo #105486

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Pony plate girder railroad bridge over Moniteau Creek on the Katy Trail just outside of Rocheport

Location

Rocheport, Howard County, Missouri, and Boone County, Missouri

Status

Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

History

Built 1942 After the Old Bridge was Destroyed in a Derailment

Railroad

- Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (MKT)

Design

Pony plate girder

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 85.0 ft.
Total length: 155.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+38.97834, -92.56963   (decimal degrees)
38°58'42" N, 92°34'11" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/537277/4314460 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Rocheport

Inventory number

BH 21662 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• April 21, 2018: New Street View added by Luke
• June 25, 2016: New photos from John Marvig
• June 22, 2016: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
• June 12, 2006: Posted additional photo from Bettye Warner

Related Bridges 

• MKT - Moniteau Creek Bridge (Predecessor)

Sources 

• Todd W. Baslee
• Bettye Warner - bkwofc [at] i1 [dot] net
• John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Luke

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