QO&KC Waddell "A" Truss Bridge

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Bridge Dateplate

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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BH Photo #433007

Map

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Description

This is the original location of the Waddell "A" Truss relocated to Parkville in 1987. Originally built for the Omaha, Quincy & Kansas City Railroad. The railroad ceased operating the line in 1939 and the county converted the bridge to road use in 1953 to carry county Route D.

Facts

Overview: Waddell "A" through truss bridge over Linn Branch on QO&KC RR, Later county Route D
Location: Clinton County, Missouri
Status: Site innundated, bridge relocated to Parkville, MO.
Future prospects: Relocated and preserved.
History: Built 1898 for the QO&KC, converted to highway use in 1953, dismantled 1981, relocated 1987.
Builders: - A & P Roberts Co. of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania
- J.A.L. Waddell of Port Hope, Canada
- Pencoyd Iron Works of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania
Railroad: - Quincy, Omaha & Kansas City Railroad (QO&KC)
Design: Waddell "A" through truss
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on January 25, 1991
Also called: Linn Branch Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.47880, -94.53271 (decimal degrees)
39°28'44" N, 94°31'58" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/368176/4371032 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 54 N., R. 32 W., Sec. 19
Elevation: 820 ft. above sea level
Inventory numbers: NRHP 90002173 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 82518 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

August 12, 2018: Added by Clark Vance

Related Bridges

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Sources

Clark Vance - cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com
HAER documents
HAER MO-8 - Waddell "A" Truss Bridge, English Landing Park, Parkville, Platte County, MO