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 Fett
    
Location: Columbia, Missouri
Gender: Male
 |  | Abandoned Missouri River bridge near Columbia, Missouri
< on 5/7/2007 3:35 PM >
|  | | | One of the coolest places I've ever been is an abandoned Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad bridge over the Missouri River. It was built in 1931 and is the current subject of a lawsuit between the state of Missouri and the railroad company who wants to tear it down for the steel. The Bridge itself is of the old steel-truss kind, but what makes it cool is that the middle portion of the bridge can be raised or lowered.
Some interesting websites:
http://en.wikipedi...ouri-Kansas-Texas_(MKT)_Bridge
http://savethekatybridge.org/
All photo credit goes to Kent
The Bridge from the river
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mmmmmmh corn...
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The northern span
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From the south bank, notice the house on the bridge, it has a toilet that empties into the river.
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long exposure of a train going by on the opposite bank
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vines on the north span
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the way back down
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One of two massive weights used to lift the middle span
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The view from the top in one the gear-houses
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inside the gear-house
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North span
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nobody
 
Location: VANCOUVER B.C.
Gender: Male
5:55 is a state of mind
| | Re: Abandoned Missouri River bridge near Columbia, Missouri
<Reply # 1 on 5/7/2007 4:09 PM >
| | | | Sweeeeeeet!!, Thanks another thing I love. N.
Operating Entirely With Bad Intentions |
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nostra-YOUPPI!
 
Umpire
Location: Shahre:'on Kaybec
Bonsoir et cest partie
| | Re: Abandoned Missouri River bridge near Columbia, Missouri
<Reply # 2 on 5/7/2007 6:14 PM >
| | | | interesting how little it lifts, im used to the bridges around here for the seaway
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holosphere
Location: NEW ORLEANS, louisiana
Gender: Female
| | Re: Abandoned Missouri River bridge near Columbia, Missouri
<Reply # 3 on 5/8/2007 12:42 AM >
|  | | | whoa! i have to find it! how far is it from columbia milewise?
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Fett
Location: Columbia, Missouri
Gender: Male
| | Re: Abandoned Missouri River bridge near Columbia, Missouri
<Reply # 4 on 5/8/2007 3:38 AM >
| | | | | Post by nostra-YOUPPI!: interesting how little it lifts, im used to the bridges around here for the seaway |
Yeah, barges on the Missouri might be a quarter of a mile long but only come out of the water 20 feet.
| Post by holospherewhoa!: i have to find it! how far is it from columbia milewise? |
Its a little over 20 miles as the crow flies. If your interested in company PM me.
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nostra-YOUPPI!
Umpire
Location: Shahre:'on Kaybec
Bonsoir et cest partie
| | Re: Abandoned Missouri River bridge near Columbia, Missouri
<Reply # 5 on 5/8/2007 12:21 PM >
| | | | Posted by Fett
Yeah, barges on the Missouri might be a quarter of a mile long but only come out of the water 20 feet.
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yeah wheras great lakes bulkers look like boxy ocean going ships. those barge rafts are somthing else on the mississippi and missouri. (i just had to sing that song to be able to spell that)
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kjohnnytarr
Location: Columbia, Missouri
Gender: Male
Team Asbestos: CoMO
| |  | Re: Abandoned Missouri River bridge near Columbia, Missouri
<Reply # 6 on 5/8/2007 5:54 PM >
| | | | Good post, Fett. I've been meaning to check this out. Sometime after finals, maybe?
It seemed like a good idea at the time... |
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zmuh11
Location: St. Louis
Gender: Male
| | Re: Abandoned Missouri River bridge near Columbia, Missouri
<Reply # 7 on 5/9/2007 2:25 AM >
| | | | This looks really interesting, too bad its 2 hr 45 mins from here, which isn't that far, but a car would be nice.
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silvernail
Location: michigan
Gender: Male
MY DOG IN ALL HIS GLORY
| | Re: Abandoned Missouri River bridge near Columbia, Missouri
<Reply # 8 on 5/9/2007 3:32 AM >
| | | | That looks great. nice pics!
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Fett
Location: Columbia, Missouri
Gender: Male
| | Re: Abandoned Missouri River bridge near Columbia, Missouri
<Reply # 9 on 5/9/2007 4:50 AM >
| | | | Post by kjohnnytarr
Good post, Fett. I've been meaning to check this out. Sometime after finals, maybe? |
Yeah that sounds great. Though right now, according to the news, the river is about to go into major flood stage. Its supposed to be a pretty bad flood. That might hinder our access a bit for a while.....though it could make for some great pics...
Post by zmuh11
This looks really interesting, too bad its 2 hr 45 mins from here, which isn't that far, but a car would be nice. |
what about catching a barge headed up river from Stl!?
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zmuh11
Location: St. Louis
Gender: Male
| | Re: Abandoned Missouri River bridge near Columbia, Missouri
<Reply # 10 on 5/9/2007 2:35 PM >
| | | | Posted by Fett
what about catching a barge headed up river from Stl!?
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Hmmmm, I could swim out into the river.........
Only problem is a barge would probably take about twice as long.
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The Jeep Pilot
| | Re: Abandoned Missouri River bridge near Columbia, Missouri
<Reply # 11 on 5/15/2007 3:37 AM >
| | | | Posted by zmuh11
Hmmmm, I could swim out into the river.........
Only problem is a barge would probably take about twice as long.
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That, and your return trip might not be as easy.
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Badure
| | Re: Abandoned Missouri River bridge near Columbia, Missouri
<Reply # 12 on 5/20/2007 1:29 PM >
| | | | wow! those are nice pics. I like the long exposure one and the the view from the top of the gear house.
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