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Side view

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Oblique view from southeast

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Main span from below

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Deck view

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West portal

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East portal

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Behind east portal

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Below the east portal

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East abutment

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Concrete pier

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Lower chord members

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Lower chord joint

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Underneath

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Close-up of underside

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Remnants of previous bridge

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Main span plaque

Built
by
King Bridge
Company
Cleveland, O.
1910

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Approach span plaque

Built by
King Bridge
Company
Cleveland, O.
1909

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Facts

Overview: Through truss bridge over Lamine River on the Katy Trail (Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad)
Location: Cooper County, Missouri
Status: Open to pedestrians and bicyclists on the Katy Trail
History: Built 1909-10 by the King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio, replacing an earlier wooden trestle
Builder: - King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
Design: Pin-connected, 7-panel Camelback Pratt through truss with a deck plate girder approach
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.75738, -93.02278 (decimal degrees)
38°45'27" N, 93°01'22" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey: T. 46 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 16
Inventory number: BH 21352 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Lamine River Katy Trail Bridge

Posted February 3, 2006, by ** (evil_genius69 [at] hotmail [dot] com)

its a great bridge