North Missouri Railroad Ferry

Photos 

North Missouri Railroad ferry

St. Charles side of Missouri River; first Wabash Bridge #59 under construction in the background

Photographer unknown

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BH Photo #309954

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Ferry across Missouri River on North Missouri Railroad (Wabash Railroad predecessor)

Location

St. Charles, St. Louis County, Missouri, and St. Charles County, Missouri

Status

Replaced by a new bridge

History

Ferry operation succeeded by original Wabash Railroad Bridge #59 (1871)

Railroad

- Wabash Railroad (WAB)

Design

Paddlewheel steamer "North Missouri" later adapted from a passenger/freight-carrying boat, to RR car ferry boats

Approximate latitude, longitude

+38.78307, -90.47567   (decimal degrees)
38°46'59" N, 90°28'32" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/719267/4295730 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Saint Charles

Inventory number

BH 64865 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• December 19, 2014: Added by James Holzmeier

Related Bridges 

• Wabash - First Missouri River Bridge (Successor)

Sources 

• James Holzmeier - wabashry [at] gmail [dot] com

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