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Overview: Concrete railroad viaduct over Route BB at Vulcan just off MO 49
Location: Iron County, Missouri
Status: Open to railroad traffic above and two-lane road traffic below
History: Built ca. 1946 by Missouri Pacific as part of a "grade and line revision project" to accomodate higher speed trains between St. Louis and Texas
Design: Concrete deck girder
Dimensions: Vertical clearance above deck: 50.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.30967, -90.66439 (decimal degrees)
37°18'35" N, 90°39'52" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/706982/4131784 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 30 N., R. 3 E., Sec. 1
USGS topographic map: Des Arc
Inventory number: BH 21676 (Bridgehunter.com ID)