General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Through truss bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Railroad (railway) bridge |
| Material: |
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Location
| Location: |
West Alton, Saint Charles County, Missouri, USA |
|---|---|
| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 38° 50' 35.88" N 90° 14' 11.40" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 518.5 m | |
| span lengths | 4 x 134.2 m | |
| number of spans | 4 |
Materials
| piers |
masonry
|
|---|---|
| truss |
steel
|
Chronology
| July 1892 | Foundation works begin |
|---|---|
|
September 1893
— December 1893 |
Construction of the trusses |
Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Bellefontaine Bridge is a four-span truss BNSF railroad bridge over the Missouri River between St. Charles County, Missouri and St. Louis County, Missouri. It has four 440-foot (130 m) spans. Construction started on July 4, 1892 and it opened on December 27, 1893.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Bellefontaine Bridge"
and modified on 22 July 2019 under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.
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Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1984): Great American Bridges and Dams. A National Trust Guide. John Wiley & Sons, New York (USA), pp. 222.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20001387 - Published on:
25/03/2001 - Last updated on:
30/12/2019
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