Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Fredericktown City Lake Railroad Bridge

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Overview: Abandoned deck girder railroad bridge over Fredericktown City Lake, a reservoir on Little St. Francis River
Location: Fredericktown, Madison County, Missouri
Status: Abandoned with rails removed but otherwise in decent condition
Design: Deck plate girder
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.57573, -90.30471 (decimal degrees)
37°34'33" N, 90°18'17" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Elevation: 735 ft. above sea level
Inventory number: BH 21967 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Fredericktown City Lake Railroad Bridge

Posted October 10, 2006, by Patrick (patrickhowe [at] gmail [dot] com)

Yes this is the line that ran thru S Bar F.

It is called the Belmont Branch. Orginally of the St. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern railroad which became the Missouri Pacific.

It branched off from the main line at Bismark and went Southeast to Belmont Landing to cross the Mississippi by barge.

Use ended sometime in the 70's. Someone has stated the early 80's, but my first trip to the ranch in 84, and the tracks were gong then.

I have a google earth place mark of the entire line, if you are interested, email me and I will send it to you.

Patrick

Fredericktown City Lake Railroad Bridge

Posted October 2, 2006, by John (kwmo1350fan [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Was this the railroad that use to run through S bar F scout camp years ago? If so, what was that rail line? Where did go to and from and what was it for, and why did they remove it anyway.

Fredericktown City Lake Railroad Bridge

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