Massie Creek - MKT Railroad Pony Truss Bridge - Case, MO
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YoSam.
N 38° 44.087 W 091° 22.347
15S E 641461 N 4288603
Google has the water bodies messed up on the satellite view. This creek is known as both Massie Creek and Massas Creek, depends on which record you check.
Waymark Code: WMRP6K
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 07/16/2016
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County of bridge: Warren County
Location of bridge: Katy Trail State Park, Katy Trail about 40 yards E. of MO-94, Case
Bridge built: 1899
Builder: A & P Roberts Co. of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania
"Truss types and designs vary according
to the configuration of the members. There
are three truss types. In the thru truss bridge
the road passes between the truss lines and
is carried on the deck and floor system connected
to the bottom chords at the panel
points. There is lateral bracing connecting
the top chords of the trusses. This type is
generally used for spans more than 100’
long. A pony truss bridge is the same as a
thru truss, but it does not have lateral bracing
between the top chords. This type is
generally used for shorter spans 45’ to 100’
long. In a deck truss bridge the road is above
the trusses, and the deck system is on the
top chords. There are a variety of truss designs,
and all have different ways of accommodating
the tensile and compressive
forces. They are frequently named for the
engineer that patented the design such as
the Pratt truss patented by Thomas C. Pratt in 1844 or the Warren truss patented by
James Warren in 1848." ~ Truss Bridges
"In the fall of 1986, the Katy experienced severe flooding that washed out several miles of track. Due to the cost of repair, the fact that railroad use was in decline, and the company was in financial trouble, the company decided to cease operations. On Oct. 4, 1986, trains 101 and 102 became the very last trains to use the corridor and the Katy ceased operations on its route from Sedalia to Machens.
"The National Trails System Act Amendments of 1983 created a program to preserve rail corridors through "Railbanking." Railbanking converts a railroad corridor to a public trail and preserves the corridor for future rail use. When the Katy Railroad ceased operations, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources filed for and received a Certificate of Interim Trail use for the corridor from Sedalia to Machens in April 1987. The department develop one of the most successful rails-to-trails conversions in the United States along the Katy route." ~ Missouri Department of Natural Resources