BOONVILLE, MO. -- By a vote of 7 to 1, Boonville City Council Members approved a transfer of ownership of the historic Katy Railroad Bridge from Union Pacific to the City of Boonville.
An amendment to the ownership agreement will not allow any city tax dollars to pay for the restoration of the 79-year-old Boonville Bridge over the Missouri River.
A non-profit organization called the “Save the Katy Bridge Coalition” has been raising money to preserve the bridge and make it a part of the Katy Trail State Park.
Union Pacific Officials are expected to finalize the transfer of ownership to the City of Boonville once they receive federal stimulus funds for a new bridge over the Osage River east of Jefferson City.
Union Pacific had planned to tear down the old Boonville Bridge and re-use the steel for their new Osage River bridge project.
TV Station Profiles & Public Inspection Files forKRCG