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Side view

Photo submitted by Bettye Warner

BH Photo #107746

Overview: Deck truss bridge over Big River on the Iron Mountain Railroad (now UPRR) north of Irondale
Location: Washington County, Missouri
Status: Open to railroad traffic
Railroads: - Missouri Pacific Railroad (MP; MoPac)
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway (StLIM&S)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design: Pratt deck truss
Dimensions: Total length: 237.0 ft.
Also called: MoPac - Irondale Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.85961, -90.67900 (decimal degrees)
37°51'35" N, 90°40'44" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/704179/4192777 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Irondale
Elevation: 775 ft. above sea level
Inventory number: BH 22781 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

January 17, 2018: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Pin-connected"
June 12, 2006: Posted photos from Bettye Warner

UP - Irondale Bridge

Posted January 17, 2018, by Clark Vance (cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com)

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Irondale Railroad Bridge

Posted September 29, 2007, by B. Warner (bkwofc [at] i1 [dot] net)

This is bridge from which the baby dubbed the "Iron Mountain Baby" was tossed. For more information on this story, please see: