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Hearing to be held Sept 30th about removal of Booneville MKT Bridge

Sunday, September 07, 2008

According to a KCStar article:

Lawsuits and a campaign raising nearly $500,000 have not saved a historic railroad lift bridge in Boonville, Mo., which a group wants to make part of the Katy Trail.

The U.S. Coast Guard has set a public meeting for Sept. 30 in the ballroom at the Isle of Capri Casino in Boonville to review plans to remove the bridge, which spans the Missouri River. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. and is expected to draw dozens of people still hoping to preserve the structure.

The Coast Guard directed bridge owner Union Pacific to remove the bridge. The bridge has not been used for rail traffic since 1986, and the Coast Guard considers any unused bridge an obstruction, said Roger Wiebusch, a bridge administrator for the Coast Guard.

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