Sibley Railroad Bridge
Photos
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First bridge This postcard shows the first bridge, a three-span Whipple through truss |
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Second bridge It was replaced with a three-span Pennsylvania through truss bridge |
Facts
- Overview
- Three-span through truss railroad bridge over the Missouri River at Sibley
- Status
- Open to railroad traffic
- History
- Originally built 1887-88 as a three-span Whipple through truss; later reconstructed with Parker through truss spans
- Design
- From north to south:
One Pratt deck truss
Three 16-panel Pennsylvania through trusses - Approximate latitude, longitude
- +39.17906, -94.17956 (decimal degrees)
39°10'45" N, 94°10'46" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/398116/4337309 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Buckner
- Inventory number
- BH 21716 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Sources
- James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
- Harvey Henkelmann - harveyhenkelmann [at] earthlink [dot] net