Montana (steamboat)
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The Montana was a Missouri River steamboat built in 1879. It sank in June 22, 1884 after colliding with the railroad bridge near Bridgeton, Missouri. Ironically, the railroad also ended the steamboat era. It came to rest on the Bridgeton side of the river. In 2002, the low water level of the Missouri caused the wreck to be revealed for the first time since the mid-1960s, located .
The Montana was the largest ship of its kind to travel the Missouri: it was 283 feet (81 m) long (including the paddle wheel) and 50 feet (15 m) wide and 50 feet tall.
It had two sister ships: The Dakota and the Wyoming.
The Montana was featured on Wild West Tech episode Biggest Machines in the West, December 2004.
[edit] External links
- National Geographic News. Steamboat Wreck Sheds Light on Bygone Era. November 18, 2002.
- East Carolina University. Fall 2002 Field project notes. September 23, 2002.
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