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45488
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2 votes
Crystal City Underground Bridge
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Photo taken by Kurt
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BH Photo #387597
Description
Part of a former railroad spur. The east end apparently feeds into a short tunnel. A road leads to the west end of the bridge, but it's not clear if this road is gated to the public.
Facts
- Overview
- Pratt through truss bridge over Plattin Creek
- Location
- Crystal City, Jefferson County, Missouri
- Status
- Open to traffic
- Railroads
- - Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. Railroad (PPG)
- St. Louis-San Francisco Railway (SLSF; Frisco)
- Design
- 8-panel Pratt through truss
- Also called
- Frisco - PPG Sand Mine Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +38.21297, -90.37284 (decimal degrees)
38°12'47" N, 90°22'22" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/730008/4232708 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Selma
- Inventory number
- BH 45488 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- May 13, 2020: New photo from Darren T Snow
- January 29, 2020: New photo from Luke
- April 20, 2017: New photo from Luke
- August 17, 2014: Updated by Luke: Open
- June 13, 2010: Added by James Baughn
July 2014 photo