Former Chicago & Alton Line railroad bridge Fulton MO. This bridge is very close to the old Chicago & Alton Depot in Fulton. It now serves a pedestrian bridge for a trail system in Fulton. An interesting thin about this bridge was it was built in 1878 in another location and moved here in 1904.
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Overview
Through truss bridge over Stinson Creek on Stinson Creek Trail
Location
Fulton, Callaway County, Missouri
Status
Open to pedestrians only
Future prospects
Preserved as part of a new city park
History
Built 1878 over Sni-A-Bar Creek in Grain Valley; relocated here in 1902; rehabilitated 1944; converted to pedestrian use in 2006
Builders
- Kellog Brothers Co.
- Kellogg Bridge Co. of Buffalo, New York
Railroads
- Chicago & Alton Railroad (C&A)
- Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad (GMO)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
Design
Wrought iron, pin-connected, 11-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Span length: 178.0 ft.
Total length: 178.0 ft.
Also called
IC - Stinson Creek Bridge
C&A - Stinson Creek Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.85763, -91.96479 (decimal degrees)
38°51'27" N, 91°57'53" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/589821/4301486 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Fulton
Land survey
T. 47 N., R. 9 W., Sec. 7
Inventory number
BH 21061 (Bridgehunter.com ID)