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Waddell "A" Truss Bridge (Parkville, Missouri)

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had begun, rendering the road defunct and threatening the bridge's future. Shortly before the
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Hauck, George F. W.; Gilleard, Gerald Lee; Mitchell, Steve; Fleming, Beverly (August 1990).
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List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Missouri
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was impounded in 1979, the bridge was determined eligible to be listed among the
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property in Platte County, Missouri on the National Register of Historic Places
567:"Waddell "A" Truss Bridge, English Landing Park, Parkville, Platte County, MO" 541: 358: 60: 47: 620:
Waddell 'A' Truss Bridge, English Landing Park, Parkville, Platte County, MO
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Railroad bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri
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Originally spanning Linn Branch Creek on the eastern outskirts of
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across the bayou. It has been listed on the National Register as
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The bridge was restored and reassembled at its current location,
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National Register of Historic Places in Platte County, Missouri
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Kansas City, Missouri region Registered Historic Place stubs
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The other surviving Waddell "A" Truss bridge spans the
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Buildings and structures in Platte County, Missouri
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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By 1972, construction on the future 368:Quincy, Omaha, and Kansas City Railroad 1842:Missouri building and structure stubs 415:United States Army Corps of Engineers 312:, also known by its original name of 267:University of Missouri at Kansas City 7: 1731: 1729: 1681: 1679: 1387:National Register of Historic Places 616:Historic American Engineering Record 572:Historic American Engineering Record 547:from the original on January 9, 2015 518: 516: 514: 512: 494:Historic American Engineering Record 434:National Register of Historic Places 411:Historic American Engineering Record 407:National Register of Historic Places 342:National Register of Historic Places 430:American Society of Civil Engineers 183:J.A.L. Waddell, Consulting Engineer 1807:Truss bridges in the United States 1802:Steel bridges in the United States 1745:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 1692:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 426:University of Missouri–Kansas City 14: 393:and repurposed the rail line for 1733: 1282: 1275: 29: 599:"Abandoned Rails of Shreveport" 540:(published January 25, 1991). 328:, and is currently located at 274: 1: 1847:Missouri transportation stubs 912:Jackson: Downtown Kansas City 389:renovated the bridge deck to 1792:Railroad bridges in Missouri 449:Kansas City Southern Railway 409:. 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Coordinates
39°11′10″N 94°40′55″W / 39.186°N 94.682°W / 39.186; -94.682
Rush Creek
Parkville, MO
Named for
John Alexander Waddell
Truss
J.A.L. Waddell, Consulting Engineer
Pencoyd Iron Works
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Waddell "A" Truss Bridge
University of Missouri at Kansas City
90002173
"A" Truss Bridge
John Alexander Low Waddell
Trimble, Missouri
English Landing Park
Parkville
Platte County, Missouri
National Register of Historic Places
Trimble, Missouri
U.S. patent 529,220
single-tracked
Quincy, Omaha, and Kansas City Railroad
Plattsburg
Pencoyd Iron Works
Philadelphia
Missouri Highway Department
roadway

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