Orphaned MKT Lift Bridge Boonville MO. The plans are to be able to use as a pedestrian / bike path.
Facts
Overview
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Missouri River on Future Katy Trail in Boonville
Location
Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri, and Howard County, Missouri
Status
Partially opened to rail-trail use April 2nd, 2016
Future prospects
Preserved for rail-trail use
History
Built 1932, abandoned in 1992 and donated to city by Union Pacific; reopened for rail-trail use April 2016.
Railroads
- Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (MKT)
- Rail-to-trail
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
From north to south:
Three fixed, riveted, 10-panel, polygonal Warren through truss spans, each 300 ft.
One vertical-lift, riveted, 14-panel, polygonal Warren through truss, 408 ft., weighs 2 million pounds
One fixed, riveted, 8-panel, polygonal Warren through truss spans, 247 ft.
One plate girder span, 60 ft. (removed) for Union Pacific Railroad to run taller trains
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 408.0 ft.
Total length: 1,615.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982
Also called
Boonville Railroad Bridge
Katy - Boonville Bridge
MKT - Missouri River Bridge
Boonville Katy Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.97967, -92.75437 (decimal degrees)
38°58'47" N, 92°45'16" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/521275/4314549 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Billingsville
Land survey
T. 49 N., R. 16 W., Sec. 35
Elevation
615 ft. above sea level
Inventory numbers
NRHP 82005311 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 21337 (Bridgehunter.com ID) (
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