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Old St. Thomas Road bridge

Miller County, Missouri
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Looking north

Very low clearance and unmarked. There's a bypass up and over the tracks on the east.

Photo taken by Clark Vance in July 2012

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Description 

Underpass for road. Low (appx 8ft) clearance has led to a steep bypass to allow taller vehicles to go up and over tracks. The road shares way with a small creek which drains from the hollow to the north and east. Although no official railroad markings remains on the bridge, it could reasonably have been numbered 1378. Regular rail service ended in August 1979.

Facts 

Overview
Steel stringer beam bridge over Old St. Thomas Road on CRI&P RR
Location
Miller County, Missouri
Status
Intact but closed to all rail traffic
History
Built ca 1903
Design
Steel stringer
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.31870, -92.21523   (decimal degrees)
38°19'07" N, 92°12'55" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/568602/4241467 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 41 N., R. 12 W., Sec. 11
Elevation
565 ft. above sea level
USGS topographic map
Meta
Inventory number
BH 52883 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (6,052)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (335)
Closed (2,074)
Miller County, Missouri (28)
Missouri (4,527)
Owned by railroad (4,050)
Railroad (4,081)
Steel stringer (2,328)

Update Log 

  • November 21, 2012: Updated by Brian Parkinson: Description expanded.
  • July 17, 2012: New photos from Clark Vance
  • July 13, 2012: Updated by Clark Vance: Added category "Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad"

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Sources 

  • Clark Vance - cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com
  • Brian Parkinson - railstoruin [at] yahoo [dot] com

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