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Crystal City Underground Bridge
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
Comments
Crystal City Underground Bridge
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
Yes, Bridge is now open to public. It is used to go to Crystal City Underground Events Center. Problems attaching the photo.
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July 2014 photo