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View from a distance

Photo taken by James Baughn

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East Approach

Photo taken by Nathan Morton in February 2007

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Date marker on east support

Photo taken by Nathan Morton

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Looking south from main span

Photo taken by Nathan Morton

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Under the trestle

Photo taken by Nathan Morton

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Map 

Vicinity Map

Vicinity map

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Facts 

Overview
Large railroad viaduct on the Missouri-Illinois Railroad near Weingarten; visible from MO 32
Location
Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri
Status
Open to railroad traffic
History
Opened Nov. 29, 1902
Design
Warren deck truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.86809, -90.25017   (decimal degrees)
37°52'05" N, 90°15'01" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/741882/4194743 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Coffman
Inventory number
BH 22674 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log 

  • April 13, 2009: New photo from Nathan Morton
  • March 24, 2009: New photos from Nathan Morton
  • August 25, 2008: New photo from James Baughn
  • April 4, 2007: Posted additional photos from Nathan Morton

Sources 

  • Nathan Morton - morton890 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com

Comments 

Rough Creek Trestle
Posted April 17, 2006, by Scott (slsu_conductor [at] yahoo [dot] com)

well...I can tell you last summer this line was in operation...know how I know? I was the conductor on the local out of Ste Gen that first day it was open for re-routes to Bismarck...LSH08 was taking loaded lime cars to Bismarck to meet up with the 57 local