1879+1900 KCS/GM&O Bridges over Missouri River at Glasgow, MO

1879: (Bridge Hunter)

1900: (Archived Bridge Hunter, broken link; Bridge Hunter; Historic Bridges; Satellite)

The truss bridge no longer exists for the road.

Street View, Jun 2008

BridgeHunter_1879

BridgeHunter_1879

2016 Photo by John Marvig via BridgeHunter_1900

I presume the approach deck trusses are newer because they are not pin-connected like the through trusses.

Street View, Jan 2016

2016 Photo by John Marvig via BridgeHunter_1900

John Albert Christeson Jr. posted
Missouri River Bridges Glasgow Mo. Highway Bridge carries Mo. 87 and Mo. 240......railroad bridge carries KCS railroad.

2016 Photo by John Marvig via BridgeHunter_1900

MoDOT photo via HistoricBridges

"Two deck trusses were replaced in 1993 by modern beams due to flooding." [Historic Bridges]

Street View, Jul 2024

This is the post that motivated these notes.

Mike Heying posted
River is back to a calm after the MR340...