Aldrich Rail Bridge

Photos 

Looking east to former bridge location from Route 123 crossing. Bridge piers still intact but deck and right-of-way removed

Photo taken by Nathan Morton in May 2009

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Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Sac River on former Frisco Railroad in Aldrich

Location

Aldrich, Polk County, Missouri

Status

Lost

History

Abandoned by Frisco Railroad for parallel "Highline" route, and removed with the creation of Lake Stockton

Design

Deck plate girder

Approximate latitude, longitude

+37.53730, -93.55130   (decimal degrees)
37°32'14" N, 93°33'05" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/451294/4154622 (zone/easting/northing)

Elevation

873 ft. above sea level

USGS topographic map

Aldrich

Inventory number

BH 42576 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• February 26, 2010: Updated by Greg Hall: added GPS coordinates
• May 17, 2009: Added by Nathan Morton

Sources 

• Nathan Morton - morton890 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Greg Hall - cyclebay [at] aol [dot] com

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