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Crystal City Underground Bridge

Jefferson County, Missouri
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Photo taken by Kurt

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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
- Rail-to-road
- St. Louis-San Francisco Railway (SLSF; Frisco)
Design
8-panel Pratt through truss
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)

Categories 

Crystal City, Missouri (3)
Jefferson County, Missouri (56)
Missouri (5,917)
Open (36,260)
Pratt through truss (4,558)
Pratt truss (7,948)
 Rail-to-road (278)
Railroad (12,984)
St. Louis-San Francisco Railway (186)
Through truss (12,831)
Truss (29,328)

Update Log 

  • April 20, 2017: New photo from Luke
  • August 17, 2014: Updated by Luke: Open
  • June 13, 2010: Added by James Baughn

Sources 

  • Luke
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Crystal City Underground Bridge
Posted April 20, 2017, by Kurt (richeson [at] htc [dot] net)

The bridge is private and gated. Access is only available by owner invitation or during an event at the abandoned mine. The facility has been closed since the mine flooded in Dec 2015 / Jan 2016. Private events have been scheduled for mid 2017.

Photo taken Feb 20, 2017.

Crystal City Underground Bridge
Posted November 17, 2015, by Bob Duvall (RL_Duvall [at] att [dot] net)

Yes, Bridge is now open to public. It is used to go to Crystal City Underground Events Center. Problems attaching the photo.