MKT - Boonville Railroad Bridge (2nd)

Photos 

Color postcard

BH Photo #105100

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost through truss swing bridge over the Missouri River on the MKT Railroad at Boonville

Location

Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri, and Howard County, Missouri

Status

Replaced by a new bridge

History

Built 1894-96, replacing the first Boonville bridge, but reusing the substructure. Replaced by the third and current Boonville bridge in 1932.

Builder

- American Bridge Co. of New York

Railroad

- Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (MKT)

Design

From north to south:
Three fixed pin-connected, 9-panel Parker through truss spans, each 225 ft.
One fixed pin-connected, 9-panel Parker through truss span, 258 ft.
One swing, pin-connected, 14-panel through truss, 360 ft.
One fixed pin-connected, 9-panel Parker through truss span, 258 ft.
One fixed span, 84 ft.

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 360.0 ft.
Total length: 1,635.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+38.97910, -92.75401   (decimal degrees)
38°58'45" N, 92°45'14" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/521306/4314485 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Billingsville

Inventory number

BH 21364 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• January 30, 2017: New photo from Douglas Butler
• May 1, 2008: New photo from David B. Haun
• October 31, 2005: Posted photos and info from Todd Baslee

Related Bridges 

• MKT - Boonville Railroad Bridge (3rd) (Successor)
• MKT - Boonville Railroad Bridge (1st) (Predecessor)

Sources 

• Todd W. Baslee
• David B. Haun
• Douglas Butler

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