Wabash/CGW overpass

Photos

Wabash Railroad Bridge #1017

View looking south, from the Chicago Great Western tracks

Photo taken & provided to us by Ed Spanknoble, Jr.

BH Photo #342901

Pile trestle bridge over Chicago Great Western Ry.

Overview: Lost Timber stringer bridge over Chicago Great Western Ry. on Wabash, later N&W Railway
Location: Conception Junction, Nodaway County, Missouri
Status: Removed ca. 1985 account of line abandonment
History: Built 1900
Railroads: - Chicago Great Western Railway (CGW)
- Wabash Railroad (WAB)
Design: Timber stringer
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 14.0 ft.
Total length: 131.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Also called: Wabash Railroad Bridge #1017
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.27042, -94.69284 (decimal degrees)
40°16'14" N, 94°41'34" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/356068/4459146 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Ravenwood
Inventory number: BH 64030 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

December 3, 2015: Updated by James Holzmeier: Uploaded new bridge images
November 24, 2014: Photo imported by James Holzmeier
November 10, 2014: Updated by James Holzmeier: Added link to John Barriger III photo

James Holzmeier - wabashry [at] gmail [dot] com
Wabash Railroad Bridge #1017 - J.W. Barriger III photo, looking north on the CGW towards Bridge #1017