Boonville Bridge
The Missouri–Kansas–Texas Bridge (often called the “Boonville Bridge") crossed the Missouri River at Boonville.
The bridge was built in 1931-32 as MKT Bridge No. 191.1 by the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad to replace an 1873 MKT structure. It has four trusses over the water and a vertical lift in the middle, and was constructed by Kansas City Bridge Company (substructure), American Bridge Company (superstructure), and General Electric Company (electric installation).
On the south approach, the track passed the Boonville Depot. On the north side, the tracks ran north to Franklin Yard.
The bridge was built in 1931-32 as MKT Bridge No. 191.1 by the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad to replace an 1873 MKT structure. It has four trusses over the water and a vertical lift in the middle, and was constructed by Kansas City Bridge Company (substructure), American Bridge Company (superstructure), and General Electric Company (electric installation).
On the south approach, the track passed the Boonville Depot. On the north side, the tracks ran north to Franklin Yard.
Videos
YouTube link to the last Katy train to cross the Boonville Bridge:
Very interesting video of the abandoned bridge and power shed. I get the feeling that this was not an officially sanctioned site visit…
Another great video with narration and old-timey music
Great video of bridge flyby.
