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West Sugar Creek Bridge

Miller County, Missouri
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Looking Southeast

Photo taken by Clark Vance in July 2012

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Description 

This bridge is the second of three identical spans built by the CRI&P Railroad over Sugar Creek west of Meta, MO. It carried trains from its construction in 1903 until its disuse in 1979.

Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Sugar Creek on CRI&P RR
Location
Miller County, Missouri
Status
Intact but closed to all traffic
History
Built ca 1903 by the CRI&P RR
Design
Pinned Pratt truss with deck girder approach spans
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.31126, -92.20806   (decimal degrees)
38°18'41" N, 92°12'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/569236/4240647 (zone/easting/northing)
Elevation
580 ft. above sea level
USGS topographic map
Meta
Inventory number
BH 52862 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (335)
Closed (2,071)
Deck girder (1,797)
Girder (3,233)
Miller County, Missouri (28)
Missouri (4,521)
 Owned by railroad (4,037)
Plate girder (2,248)
Pratt through truss (3,166)
Pratt truss (5,658)
Through truss (9,205)
Truss (23,565)

Update Log 

  • November 21, 2012: Updated by Brian Parkinson: Description added.
  • July 12, 2012: New photos from Clark Vance
  • July 11, 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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