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South approach |
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Lower joint |
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Facts
- Overview
- Through truss bridge over Brazeau Creek at Wittenberg on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
- Location
- Perry County, Missouri
- Status
- Still in use
- History
- This railroad line was completed in 1904, although I don't know if this particular bridge is that old or not
- Design
- Riveted, 5-panel Pratt through truss
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +37.65373, -89.52373 (decimal degrees)
37°39'13" N, 89°31'25" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/277367/4170392 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Altenburg
- Inventory number
- BH 22279 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Sources
- Harvey Henkelmann - harveyhenkelmann [at] earthlink [dot] net