Branch Charrette Creek MKT Bridge - W. of Marthasville, MO
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YoSam.
N 38° 37.972 W 091° 05.368
15S E 666294 N 4277768
Built by the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company (Katy or MKT). Corridor converted to rails-to-trails and is now recreational
Waymark Code: WMNXYW
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 05/21/2015
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County of bridge: Warren County
Location of bridge: Katy Trail State Park, mile marker 79.3, W. of Marthasville
Type Bridge: Deck plate girder
Bridge span: 144 feet
Converted the corridor to a rails-to-trails state park which opened in 1990. This is the Largest rails-to-trails in the United States. Over 237 miles long with 3 loops, or siding trails.
Katy trail users see a rich variety of bridges. Here, a simple steel span crossed a small tributary of Charrette Creek
Charrette Creek is named for La Charrette, a small French settlement established in 1797. This village was near the town of Marthasville. see a cabin built on village site in Wessel Park.
Most of the bridges existing to day in the Warren County section of the trail were built between 1912 and 1918 because of flooding some were re-built. Not much else I can find on this bridge.
Park at Marthasville (77.7) trailhead and walk the 1.5 miles west to the bridge. Or you can park at the town of Peers, and walk back east 1.9 miles