Glasgow Railroad Bridge
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The Glasgow Railroad Bridge is four-span through truss bridge over the Missouri River belonging to the Kansas City Southern railroad between Howard County, Missouri and Saline County, Missouri.
It was originally built in 1878-79 by Gen. William Sooy Smith for the Chicago and Alton railroad as a five-span Whipple through truss and described as the world's first all-steel bridge. In 1900 it was rebuilt with Parker truss spans. Its previous owner was Gateway Western. It was damaged in the Great Flood of 1993.
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- Buildings and structures in Chariton County, Missouri
- Buildings and structures in Saline County, Missouri
- Bridges completed in 1879
- Kansas City Southern Railway bridges
- Alton Railroad
- Railroad bridges in Missouri
- Steel bridges in the United States
- Parker truss bridges in the United States
- Bridges over the Missouri River