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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| Function / usage: |
original use: Railroad (railway) bridge later use: Road bridge current use: Pedestrian bridge (footbridge) |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
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.
Participants
Initial construction
Design
- John Alexander Low Waddell (designer)
Construction
Reconfiguration
Design
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
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