Historic Bridges of the U.S. | St. Joseph Railroad Bridge

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Bridge must be photographed from a great distance using a zoom lens. Note the fourth span behind the trees on the extreme left.

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Pennsylvania truss.

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Photo taken by Ruth Reynolds in April 2008

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Overview: Pennsylvania through truss swing bridge over Missouri River on the Union Pacific Railroad at St. Joseph
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1906, replacing an earlier swing bridge
Design: Pennsylvania through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.75481, -94.85950 (decimal degrees)
39°45'17" N, 94°51'34" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/340702/4402197 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Saint Joseph North
Inventory number: BH 36269 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Missouri River Bridge

Posted February 16, 2008, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

This four span bridge consists of one movable (swing) span, and three, twelve panel, pin connected, Pennsylvania through trusses.