Waddell "A" Truss Bridge

Photos 

Long Distance General Side View

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #122816

Map 

Street Views 

Facts 

Overview

Through truss bridge originally spanning Linn Branch Creek in Clinton County near Trimble, but relocated to English Landing Park in Parkville spanning Rush Creek

Location

Parkville, Platte County, Missouri

Status

Open to pedestrians only

History

Built 1898 for the Quincy, Omaha and Kansas City Railroad. Abandoned in 1939, but converted into a highway bridge on MO 4 in 1953. Dismantled in 1980 to make room for Smithville Reservoir, but relocated to English Landing Park in Parkville in 1987.

Builders

- A & P Roberts Co. of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania
- Pencoyd Iron Works of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania

Railroad

- Quincy, Omaha & Kansas City Railroad (QO&KC)

Design

Waddell "A" through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on January 25, 1991

Also called

QO&KC - Linn Branch Creek Bridge (Original Name)
QO&KC - Waddell "A" Bridge (Original Name)
MO4 Linn Branch Creek Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+39.18586, -94.68210   (decimal degrees)
39°11'09" N, 94°40'56" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/354721/4338749 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Parkville

Inventory numbers

NRHP 90002173 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 22356 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• June 5, 2017: Updated by Clark Vance: Added category "Quincy, Omaha & Kansas City Railroad"
• February 28, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
• November 20, 2016: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
• September 11, 2016: New photos from John Marvig
• September 5, 2016: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
• January 16, 2016: New photos from Neil Krout
• January 7, 2015: Updated by Nathan Holth: Added dimensions
• April 29, 2010: New Street View added by James Baughn
• November 23, 2009: New photos from Joshua Collins
• August 31, 2008: New photos from James Baughn

Related Bridges 

• QO&KC Waddell "A" Truss Bridge (Parts reused in)

Sources 

• HAER MO-8 - Waddell "A" Truss Bridge
• James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
• Joshua Collins - Bigjc1979 [at] aol [dot] com
• Nathan Holth
• Neil Krout - kickinpony [dot] 66 [at] gmail [dot] com
• John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Dana and Kay Klein

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