KCS - Bowling Green Viaduct

Photos 

Eastbound KCS manifest train on bridge

Photo taken by Nathan Morton

Enlarge

BH Photo #137145

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Deck Girder Viaduct over County Road 292 and Branch of Noix Creek on Kansas City Southern Railway

Location

Pike County, Missouri

Status

Open to traffic above and below

History

Built 1899 by the Lassig Bridge & Iron Works

Builder

- Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

Railroads

- Chicago & Alton Railroad (C&A)
- Gateway Western Railroad (GWWR)
- Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad (GMO)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
- Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS)

Design

Deck plate girder

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 75.0 ft.
Total length: 184.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+39.36144, -91.18050   (decimal degrees)
39°21'41" N, 91°10'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/656754/4358465 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Bowling Green

Inventory number

BH 22312 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• June 24, 2016: New photos from John Marvig
• June 21, 2016: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
• October 3, 2009: New photos from James Baughn
• April 16, 2009: New photo from Nathan Morton
• April 17, 2006: Posted new photos

Sources 

• Nathan Morton - morton890 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
• John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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