Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Perche Creek Katy Trail Bridge

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Overview

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South portal

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View from a distance

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Close-up of truss

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Behind south portal

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Damaged portal beam

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Upper chord hip joint

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Substrut

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Underneath

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Lower joint

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Signs

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Perche Creek Katy wooden deck

Photo of the trusses with the wooden deck installed on the bridge.

Photo from David B. Haun

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Map

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Facts

Overview: Through truss bridge over Perche Creek on the Katy Trail in McBaine
Location: Boone County, Missouri
Status: Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
Future prospects: Preserved as part of Katy Trail State Park
Design: Warren through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.88918, -92.44796 (decimal degrees)
38°53'21" N, 92°26'53" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number: BH 20912 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

May 4, 2008: New photo from David B. Haun
April 30, 2005: Posted new photos

Sources

David B. Haun - dbhaun [at] gmail [dot] com

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Perche Creek Katy Trail Bridge

Posted April 20, 2008, by David B. Haun (dbhaun [at] gmail [dot] com)

Photo 1 View of the trusses and second deck installed on the bridge

Photo 2 Close up of the second of the deck and railing on bridge

Perche Creek Katy Trail Bridge

Posted April 12, 2006, by Guess Who (racingchick [at] aol [dot] com)

I hope this bridge dosen't fall while you are walking on it!!

Perche Creek Katy Trail Bridge

Posted November 30, 2005, by ???? (????)

This bridge needs some remodeling. IMMEDIATLEY!