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Bellefontaine Road Bridge

St. Louis County, Missouri

Photos 

Overview

Photo taken by Jack Schmidt

BH Photo #107147

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost pony truss bridge over the BNSF Railway on Bellefontaine Road in West Alton
Location
West Alton, St. Louis County, Missouri
Status
Removed
History
Built 1942; replaced 2007
Railroad
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
Design
Warren pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 84.9 ft.
Total length: 179.1 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.81238, -90.21703   (decimal degrees)
38°48'45" N, 90°13'01" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/741637/4299636 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Columbia Bottom
Land survey
T. 47 N., R. 7 E., Sec. 15
Inventory numbers
MONBI 15541 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 22616 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

BNSF Railway (1,335)
Built 1942 (241)
Built during 1940s (3,954)
Lost (22,807)
Lost 2007 (319)
Lost during 2000s (4,069)
Missouri (6,180)
Pony truss (15,803)
 Span length 75-100 feet (6,245)
St. Louis County, Missouri (184)
Structurally deficient (15,514)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,127)
Truss (31,580)
Warren pony truss (3,232)
Warren truss (6,331)
West Alton, Missouri (4)

Update Log 

  • March 10, 2006: Posted photos from Jack Schmidt

Sources 

  • Jack Schmidt - jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net

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