MKT Railroad & Mud Creek - near Steedman, MO
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YoSam.
N 38° 42.527 W 091° 47.566
15S E 604965 N 4285152
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Waymark Code: WMXNGM
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 02/03/2018
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County of bridge: Callaway County
Loction of bridge: Katy Trail State Park over Mud Creek, near CR-457 & MO-94, 1½ miles E. of Steedman
Bridge Built: 1890
Railroad: Missouri-Kansas & Texas Railroad
Date abandoned: 1986
Span: approx 180 feet
Type Bridge: Plate Girder Bridge - deck type
This bridge today is open to pedestrians and bicycles as part of the Katy Trail State Park, a rail-to-trails site
"Deck-type plate girder bridge
In the deck-type bridge, a wood, steel or reinforced concrete bridge deck is supported on top of two or more plate girders, and may act compositely with them. In the case of railroad bridges, the railroad ties themselves may form the bridge deck, or the deck may support ballast on which the track is laid. Additional beams may span across between the main girders, for example in the form of bridge known as ladder-deck construction. Also, further elements may be attached to provide cross-bracing and prevent the girders from buckling." ~ Wikipedia