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Rock Island Spur Trail - Willow Branch Bridge

Cass County, Missouri

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Rock Island Spur Trail Willow Branch Bridge

Looking East

Photo taken by John Marvig in November 2019

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BH Photo #460632

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Description 

New trail bridge built using steel stringers over existing railroad bridge.

Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Willow Branch on Rock Island Spur
Location
Cass County, Missouri
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1903, converted to trail use 2016
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroad
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Span length: 30.0 ft.
Total length: 30.0 ft.
Also called
RI Bridge #2580
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.73616, -94.21564   (decimal degrees)
38°44'10" N, 94°12'56" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/394343/4288200 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 87215 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,681)
Built 1903 (631)
Built during 1900s (7,737)
Cass County, Missouri (130)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,165)
Deck girder (6,398)
Girder (11,346)
Missouri (6,570)
 Open to pedestrians (4,630)
Owned by state (16,651)
Plate girder (8,875)
Rail-to-trail (1,661)
Railroad (16,665)
Rock Island Spur of Katy Trail State Park (46)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,354)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,616)

Update Log 

  • November 15, 2019: New photos from John Marvig

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