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Rock Island Spur Trail - Crawford Creek Bridge

Cass County, Missouri

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Rock Island Spur Trail Crawford Creek Bridge (E)

Looking East

Photo taken by John Marvig in November 2019

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BH Photo #460645

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Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Crawford Creek on Rock Island Spur Trail
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
Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 160.0 ft.
Also called
RI Bridge #2538
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.70460, -94.14976   (decimal degrees)
38°42'17" N, 94°08'59" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/400025/4284624 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 87216 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,681)
Built 1903 (631)
Built during 1900s (7,734)
Cass County, Missouri (130)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,165)
Deck girder (6,398)
Girder (11,344)
Missouri (6,570)
 Open to pedestrians (4,627)
Owned by state (16,635)
Plate girder (8,875)
Rail-to-trail (1,661)
Railroad (16,665)
Rock Island Spur of Katy Trail State Park (46)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,547)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,333)

Update Log 

  • November 15, 2019: New photos from John Marvig

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