General Information
Project Type
Structure: |
Through truss bridge |
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Function / usage: |
Railroad (railway) bridge |
Material: |
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Location
Location: |
West Alton, Saint Charles County, Missouri, USA |
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Crosses: |
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Coordinates: | 38° 50' 35.88" N 90° 14' 11.40" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
total length | 518.5 m | |
span lengths | 4 x 134.2 m | |
number of spans | 4 |
Materials
piers |
masonry
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truss |
steel
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Chronology
July 1892 | Foundation works begin |
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September 1893
— December 1893 |
Construction of the trusses |
Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Bellefontaine Bridge is a four-span truss BNSF railroad bridge over the Missouri River between St. Charles County, Missouri and St. Louis County, Missouri. It has four 440-foot (130 m) spans. Construction started on July 4, 1892 and it opened on December 27, 1893.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Bellefontaine Bridge" and modified on July 22, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
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Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Great American Bridges and Dams. A National Trust Guide. John Wiley & Sons, New York (USA), pp. 222. (1984):
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20001387 - Published on:
25/03/2001 - Last updated on:
30/12/2019