Green Park Alpha Concrete Spur Bridge

St. Louis County, Missouri

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Looking across

View to the west.

Photo taken by Mark Dellbringge in December 2011

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BH Photo #221494

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Description

This bridge was used to serve the quarries of the Alpha Concrete Company. In 1994, the quarry was abandoned and filled in with thousands of sandbags used in the Flood of 1993. An industrial park was built on top of the filled in quarry, and the edges of the quarry were built up with sandbags and dirt fill, explaining the appearance that the bridge leads to nothing.

Facts

Overview: Abandoned concrete stringer bridge over Gravois Creek, located just west of BNSF Railroad Trestle and off Grant's Trail
Location: Green Park, St. Louis County, Missouri
Status: Abandoned, with center span over Gravois Creek missing
History: Formerly used by Missouri Pacific Railroad to serve Alpha Concrete Co.
Railroad: - Missouri Pacific Railroad (MP)
Design: Concrete stringer
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.52954, -90.32485 (decimal degrees)
38°31'46" N, 90°19'29" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/733191/4267964 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Webster Groves
Elevation: 449.5 ft. above sea level
Inventory number: BH 47535 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

July 6, 2016: New photo from Joe Leets
November 2, 2013: Updated by Joe Leets: Added new picture, corrected info
August 9, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
December 9, 2011: New photos from Mark Dellbringge
January 6, 2011: Added by Mark Dellbringge

Sources

Mark Dellbringge