General Information
| Other name(s): | Linn Branch Creek Bridge |
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| Completion: | 1898 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Waddell "A" truss bridge |
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| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Function / usage: |
original use: Railroad (railway) bridge later use: Road bridge current use: Pedestrian bridge (footbridge) |
Awards and Distinctions
| 1989 |
Award of Merit
for registered users |
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Location
| Location: |
Parkville, Platte County, Missouri, USA Trimble, Clinton County, Missouri, USA |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 39° 11' 9.28" N 94° 40' 55.83" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 30.48 m | |
| height | 12.2 m |
Materials
| truss |
steel
|
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Chronology
| 1898 | Bridge constructed in Trimble, Missouri, for the railroad line between Kansas City and Pattonsburg |
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| ca. 1939 | Railroad line is abandoned. |
| 1953 | Converted into a highway bridge. |
| 1982 | Bridge is disassembled by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during the construction of the Smithville Dam which would have caused its inundation |
| 1987 | For the price of US-$ 200 the city of Parkville buys the bridge which is re-assembled in the riverfront park. |
Notes
This is one of two Waddell "A" type truss bridges still known to exist in the USA. The other one is the Cross Bayou Bridge in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Waddell "A" Truss Bridge, also known as Linn Branch Creek Bridge, is a historic truss bridge located at Parkville, Platte County, Missouri. It was built in 1898. It was designed by engineer John Alexander Low Waddell and is the subject of a U.S. patent, U.S. Patent 529,220.
Waddell went on to become a distinguished engineer of many lift-type bridges (which this is not).
The Waddell "A" Truss Bridge spanned the Linn Branch Creek, in Missouri, but was removed for the construction of Smithville Lake.
The bridge served rail traffic until 1939, and then road traffic for Missouri Hwy 4 from 1953-1980. It was dismantled in 1981 and moved to its current location at English Landing Park in Parkville, MO, in 1987. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
A second Waddell "A" Truss bridge spans the Cross Bayou in Shreveport, Louisiana. Now abandoned, the bridge once carried the Kansas City Southern Railway across the bayou. It has been listed on the National Register as Kansas City Southern Railroad Bridge, Cross Bayou and is recognized as a historic site by the City of Shreveport.
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Participants
- John Alexander Low Waddell (designer)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1984): Great American Bridges and Dams. A National Trust Guide. John Wiley & Sons, New York (USA), pp. 219-220.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20001386 - Published on:
25/03/2001 - Last updated on:
19/04/2016
