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Side view from a distance

In the background is the Discovery Bridge

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View from the Discovery Bridge

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West approach trestle

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Facts

Overview: Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Missouri River on the Wabash Railroad between St. Charles and Bridgeton
Status: Open to railroad traffic
History: Built 1936, replacing an earlier 1871 through truss railroad bridge on a new alignment
Design: Cantilevered through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.79805, -90.46837 (decimal degrees)
38°47'53" N, 90°28'06" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/719856/4297410 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 47 N., R. 5 E., Sec. 32
USGS topographic map: Saint Charles
Inventory number: BH 22582 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

January 23, 2006: Posted new photos

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Wabash Bridge

Posted December 29, 2007, by Bruce Bridges (railfan727 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

This is now the Norfolk Southern Railroad. The Wabash name has not been used since Norfolk & Western took over in 1964, and N&W merged with Southern in 1982.

Wabash Bridge

Posted August 3, 2007, by Dylan

The 1871 St. Charles Railroad Bridge was located about 1/2 mile south of the current St. Charles Railroad Bridge. The alignment of the 1871 Bridge on the St. Charles side of the river was between Olive Street and French Street.

Wabash Bridge

Posted August 3, 2007, by Dylan