This bridge, will be replaced by another bridge in 2011.
From what I have heard, the new bridge will be built about 150-200 feet east of the current bridge.
It already has a name, it will be called the
Chris S. Bond bridge.
I want to know why they just don't leave the current name.
And, someone said that the current bridge will not be destroyed.
But I can not be sure about that.
If they leave it there after the replacement bridge is built,someone may get hurt on it, as the state will no longer inspect it.
But, the state might turn it into a bicycle or walking bridge.
But anyway, it will be replaced.
Work to start on the new bridge is supposed to start in 2010.
I will watch out for it.
This bridge, will be replaced by another bridge in 2011.
From what I have heard, the new bridge will be built about 150-200 feet east of the current bridge.
It already has a name, it will be called the
Chris S. Bond bridge.
I want to know why they just don't leave the current name.
And, someone said that the current bridge will not be destroyed.
But I can not be sure about that.
If they leave it there after the replacement bridge is built,someone may get hurt on it, as the state will no longer inspect it.
But, the state might turn it into a bicycle or walking bridge.
But anyway, it will be replaced.
Work to start on the new bridge is supposed to start in 2010.
I will watch out for it.
This was at one time the mainline of the Pennsylvania RR between Chicago and Pittsburgh. It is now operated by a short line, the Chicago, Ft. Wayne, and Eastern.
This is now the Norfolk Southern Railroad. The Wabash name has not been used since Norfolk & Western took over in 1964, and N&W merged with Southern in 1982.
This is Madison County bridge #97 (or 4800097).
I was born and raised about 20 miles from this bridge. In August 1999 I returned to photograph this Eugene Bridge from the Southwest corner ( best location ). The building next to it (also painted Red ) is the Big Bridge Restaurant. I have this photo ( 36 in. x 56 in. )on display at The Woodburn Art Center in Woodburn, Oregon from Jan. 4--26, 2008, $ 800.00 each. J.J. Daniel was the builder in 1873 and he built several other covered bridges in this vicinity, some larger and some smaller. My grandfather, Perry Myers, rode horse and buggy over this bridge for many years.
Tom Myers 2575 Jamestown Street, Woodburn, Oregon 97071
Rode over this in Feb, I was a bit disappointed because the deck has been replaced and doesn't sound like a piano anymore.
The bridge is slated to be demo'd in 2008. A replacement is being discussed for a few years down the road.
A few pictures taken Saturday, December 22, 2007. The county did a fantastic job restoring this bridge and even went as far as to decorate the bridge with lights and tinsel for Christmas!
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I went down this road Saturday, December 22, 2007 and the bridge no longer exists. It has been replaced with a slab.
A few pictures from Friday, December 21, 2007. Spoke with the county on 12/21/07 and like Janis said the State will be building a new bridge next to this steel truss beginning in 2008. The project should last about 2 years but they have no idea what the State plans to do with the steel truss. Is there any type of a clearing house for these old bridges that can possibly be saved and used elsewhere such as a park?
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A correction made on one of Benjamin Braddy's son's name to Ezariah not Euriah.
I remember seeing photos of the McKinley Bridge during its last days of rail service-in the late 70s showing a single track and a shared lane with cars and trains. Lost the site, anyone have more photos or info?
This bridge location has a much longer historical history than the bridge itself. The bridge sets on what used to be the historical Braddy Ford. I believe this ferry was in use around the 1830s or 1840s Im not sure the duration of it's existence. Benjamin Braddy and family owned the property the St. Francis River Route E Bridge sits on now. Those that ran the business may have been Benjamin Braddy himself and his son's Euriah and Jesse. If you or anyone else has any information on the historical Braddy Ford in Madison County Mo., please email me at others100@sbcglobal.net
Correction to my last comment Nov. 28.
It was not this bridge that was Rock Island's, it was Kansas River Railroad Bridge No. 4
Sorry about that mixup.
The Marshall Cover Bridge is named after my wifes family.
Her name is Carolyn Sue (Marshall) Nicol.
Mom & Dad were William & Helen Marshall.
The Marshall name goes way back in history.
This Mahshall Covered Bridge is named after my wifes family.
My wife is Carolyn Sue (Marshall) Nicol.
Mom & Dad named William & Helen Marshall.
The Marshall Family & name goes way back in history.
Your pictures are beautiful.
I just wanted to comment as this bridge is part of my family history. The blue house in the background is where my Grandfather Alvis Weddle grew up. It is also where we spend lazy summer days, as every year our family still meets at the house every Labor Day weekend for our family reunion.
If you have a chance you should go back and shoot it again, it was redone in (I think) 2005/2006.
Thanks for the beautiful photos.
Hannah Ball
p.s. For fun I am including a picture of my family in front of the old cellar (underground) that is located in the rear of the house.
Another little chunk of history being destroyed.
We were there visiting (Adams Co.) the first week of November and noticed the bridge was closed as we went up the hill to the church and cemetery.
So many of my ancestors (now buried in Bluff Hall Cemetery and other area cemeteries) must have crossed that little bridge during their daily routines. My great grandfather lived south of there, just north of Fall Creek. Hardly anything of the past is left. His house and barn are, but I wouldn't be surprised to one day discover they had been knocked down to widen the highway.
This bridge looks like it was built in the 20's.
The design is almost identicle to many other 1920 bridges that we have seen. Oh well, I may be wrong.
Fun to find. Sad to see.
Yes,taking the eastbound Salisbury exit will put you on the bridge to Illinois.
the swinging bridge you are talking about still exists. It is in the swope park zoo.
Will taking Salisbury eastbound get me on the bridge (from Mo)? All the current mapping sites still have it closed and I can't tell which road you take to get on the bridge.
This is quite an awesome site from an 18 wheeler when you are least expecting it at night. Would love to go back over it in the daylight. It's been some time since I was there, but have been searching all over for it again. It was something at the time that we wanted to forget, but now would like to ride our motorcycles back to see it. We live in MO. Could you send us more info about it. Camping areas around there, historic sites, etc. Thanks.
This is quite an awesome site from an 18 wheeler when you are least expecting it at night. Would love to go back over it in the daylight. It's been some time since I was there, but have been searching all over for it again. It was something at the time that we wanted to forget, but now would like to ride our motorcycles back to see it. We live in MO. Could you send us more info about it. Camping areas around there, historic sites, etc. Thanks.
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McKinley Bridge fully reopens, today, December 17 to all vehicles at 3 PM.
The new bridge was open Thanksgiving weekend (2007), and the demolition of the old bridge was well underway. Not sure of the exact opening date, but it could not have been long before I drove through there.
The project included a short new stretch of roadway that eliminated an S-curve on a hill leading down to the bridge (heading north). It was a blind curve because of the cut in the hill, and if there was something stopped on the bridge, you wouldn't know it until it was too late.
The old bridge itself was in rough shape, too, from the driving surface up ... I'd hate to think what it looked like from below! There were big chunks missing from at least a couple of the trusses, for example. The increase in traffic on 231 had a lot to do with it, but a lot of oversize/overweight loads surely did not help.
I will miss the old bridge, but I dare say the new one will be much safer!
hope that it has been refurbished up there in that area of tennessee sure is beautiful country side town were its located at
its rare to see bridges like this stil standing
This photo contains 3 out all 4 Kansas River Railroad Bridges.
Kansas River Railroad Bridge No. 4 is at the bottom.
Kansas River Railroad Bridge No. 3 is near the center of this photo. (Note the Cattle Chute Bridge between Bridge 3 & 4)
Kansas River Railroad Bridge No. 2 is at the top.
this photo was during the 1951 Kansas City Flood.
(The Central Ave. Bridge is also here, it is south of Railroad Bridge 2 and north of Bridge 3)
11-28-07: This bridge has been replaced.
Plaque is gone now. That's a shame.
Good for you Mr Travis. I visited this bridge earlier this year...in October...but got there as it was getting dark. I'm glad you got some good recent pictures for us. When I was there, this bridge was heavily traveled. Two SUVs got nose to nose on the one lane bridge. It is surrounded by fabulous luxury homes. The area has changed a lot since I grew up there in the '60s and '70s.
I Got some good pictures of the 135th street bridge in Lemont though. As you know, it is preserved next to the canal it once crossed.
11-28-07: Bridge is gone & this is a dry weather crossing now.
When I drove by this bridge the other day, it was closed. There was some corugated steel pipe next to it, so it looks like they might be replacing. I hope they dont this is a very nice bridge.
hi
In the book
High and Rising: The 1951 Kansas City Flood
there is a photo with Rock Island rail cars filled with rock trying to save this bridge from the river waters and mud that are hitting it at high speed during the '51 flood.
this bridge is a reminder of how a steel bridge can take a beating.
This bridge no longer exists,
it has been replaced with a new bridge.
Photo's taken 12/2/2007
Did not confirm GPS coordinates
Bridge is on Hwy 17 south/east of Yukon, MO
Though Hwy 17 runs east/west, this bridge sits on a north/south section.
Photo 1- Looking North
Photo 2- Plaque on South/East corner
Photo 3- Looking South
Photo 4- East side looking South
Photo 5- West side looking South
Photo 6- East side curbing damaged, west side in similar condition.
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This bridge is scheduled to be replaced in 2008.
AP story reports this bridge collapsed on 12/6/07.
This bridge looks really thin in the middle. I don't see a weight limit sign either. What would it hurt for the State to put a brace in the middle of it as long as it was streamlined for water flow around the brace? Could safely extend it's lifespan.
11-10-07: This bridge has been replaced.
I cross this bridge northbound and southbound every Wednesday and Saturday for my horseback riding lesson. It is an engineering marvel!! I have crossed so many times it seems like it takes no time at all to get across to me. If it's your first couple of times traveling across it it seems long.
Seeing this bridge brings back a lot of memories, for as a child I walked it every day and my uncle had a mill / dam and I would go there to fish or skip rocks. During the winter all the kids would ice skate. My uncle would take his tractor and plow the snow off by the bridge so the kids could skate all threw the wintertime. Keeping the snow off in “Iowa” was know easy job. Before this it was my parents turn. Swimming, fishing, and for the brave, jumping off. This is what it looks like now.
Most of this bridge no longer exists,
a new metal grid deck has replaced the wooden floor.
This bridge no longer exists,
it has been replaced with a new bridge.
This bridge no longer exists,
it has been replaced with a new bridge.
This is a question ( not really a comment): is this the old Rock Island track? I have been interested in this particular portion of the Rock Island, but there are not many pictures available. I am just curious. Thanks.
The Hernando-DeSoto bridge shifted when supports were being driven around the pilings for retrofitting earthquake equipment.This ground is continually shifting due to the instability from the New Madrid Fault line.
This bridge is a landmark for all who grew up in this area. The name we all knew it as was "Big Bruns' Bridge". The name given because of an old woman, Elizabeth Bruns, and her family who have lived many years in this area raising cattle and farming the land. She is over 100 years old now and ,I believe, still lives in the same house very close to the bridge.
Several of us kids used to jump off this bridge (late 80's) into the water below. If you were brave (stupid) you jumped off the top spans. The river was about 9ft. deep under the bridge so it was quite the adventure. There are many good memories in this area and this bridge holds many for a lot of people who grew up here. It was a gift that they simply bypassed it with a new concrete structure instead of dropping it and cutting it up for scrap.
Thanks again for a great internet site!
Forgot that we had these as well!
Here are some photos of what is left of the bridge. Some of the ironwork has been used to block the old road.
This is where the bridge was located.The west approach is still visible.
This bridge has been replaced with a concrete slab.
Not too many years ago when I was a teenager, (1986 or so) this bridge still had the "draw" portion in place and the entire bridge was wooden. The bridge was open to traffic even though not all of the wood was in place. You would have to travel a piece, stop, get out, and move good wood from behind you to fill holes in front of you so you could advance a little more before repeating the process. A trip across the bridge took a good 15 - 30 minutes. The concrete portion was placed there in the late 80's or early 90's. Around this same time someone took a torch and cut the placard from the bridge...a dying shame!
Well i'm very sorry to report that the Palmer's slough trestle was completely removed. It was tough driving from home to work and back again each day that the work was going on watching the workers dismantling it. Good thing we got some photos of it while it was still around. If the history is correct, it was built in 1901-1902 and would have been well over 100 years old. Some of the main support beams were still in great shape. Only a few were rotted.So long old friend.
This bridge was resurfaced and repainted in late 2005 to mid 2006
For all of you who have 'photographed' this bridge, i AM truly grateful. It was built by my Great Grandfather, William and his brother James Hamilton...of WHOM i know practically 'nothing'!! Recently, I have 'endeavored' to know MORE about these men and their father, John Hamilton, who owned a limestone quarry in Piqua, OH. William and his family 'removed' to Saginaw, MI. which is where I was raised. IF there is ANYBODY 'out' yonder who MIGHT know something OF this family's OHIOAN history......well, it goes without saying, I would be MOST 'appreciative'!!
Thanks EVER so much to ALL of you who have admired and photographed this 'structure'!!
laurie
This bridge has been closed since sometime in 2005. The new bridge was built adjacent to this bridge, and this bridge is now behind a fence and is part of a pasture.
It is still there. I visited it as well as the other 5 in Brown County on Wednesday, November 28, 2007. Why can't the covered bridges be somehow preserved and kept for future generations?
This bridge had a pedestrian walkway in 1990. It was closed in 2007 at time of this photo.
Does anyone know what road this bridge originally carried and the date of when it was abandoned?
YES! AVOID THIS BRIDGE IT'S NOT JUST THE ROAD REPAIRS...IT'S JUST A OLD DANGEROUS BRIDGE! IN APRIL OF 1997 MY SON, SHAWN RUSH WAS KILLED ON THAT BRIDGE! HIS CAR STALLED...AND THERE ISN'T ANY KIND OF SHOULDER OR AREA TO PULL YOUR CAR OVER! A SPEEDING CAB DRIVER SMASHED INTO THE BACK OF HIS CAR AND TIPPED HIM OVER ON HIS SIDE. THEN THE CAB DRIVER TOOK OFF! HE TOOK AWAY A GREAT SON, BROTHER,COUSIN,NEPHEW AND FRIEND!
IF THE NURSE THAT STOPPED TO HELP SHAWN HERE'S ABOUT THIS WEB SITE...PLEASE CONTACT ME, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!
SHAWN'S MOM
This is an eye bar Suspension Bridge.
I plan on using the bike lane and so do the thousands of others who are riding on the trails around the area.
During the rehabilitation of this bridge, in the late 90's, there is a story of a man trying to manuever his way from one scaffold to another and ended up falling, boots first, several ft. to the river below. He survived. Mind you this happened at around 10:00pm in November.
Why do they feel the need for a pedestrian/bicycle lane? I really doubt that many people cross that bridge without a car. I crossed McKinley Bridge daily until it closed in Oct. 2001. It was a four-lane bridge and was HEAVILY traveled. Now that it is only a 2-lane bridge, will it be sufficient for rush-hour traffic?
This is a rather short bridge but only because slide canyon is not very wide. It is not really even a canyon, more like a big scar on the side of the mountatin. It drops down at something like 45o. The side of the mountain is pretty step any way but that cut makes it impassible without this bridge.
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Kudos to Mark Frazier for finding and posting a picture of the original Liberty Bridge over the Missouri River prior to the creation of the current Missouri River channel in that area. I had been able to find scant reference to that old bridge on the Internet previously, let alone a picture. It is truly one of the more (if not most) forgotten Missouri River bridges that once existed (due in large part to the fact that the channel was changed such that the location of this old bridge doesn't cross the current river).
This bridge was rebuilt and repainted in 2005-2006
This bridge is currently being rebuilt.
A new surface is being added and the deck is being redone new
I have read in a book that this bridge was somtimes called
The Kansas City Rock Island Railroad Bridge
in a book that came out not long ago
This bridge is now closed to all traffic.
Pictures taken 11-10-07.
This bridge was near fully submerged the during great flood of 93.
Tom
I visited the steel truss bridge in Brooksburg last week and it's still holding its own. I'll get some pictures posted winthin the next couple of days.
There is a brand new concrete deck bridge here now (11-26-07).
This bridge was closed to severe damage from vandalism. I have the article in the "Blount Countian" that gave specifics, though I don't have it with me. It was something akin to vandals tying a rope to a main beam and the other end to their vehicle and yanking everything out of whack so bad it was and still is unsafe. Unfortunately, I left the article at my mom's, but I will update when I have specifics.
All I can say is it amazes me how mean, spiteful, idiotic, stupid, etc. etc. people can be. Blount County has already lost one historic covered bridge (the Nectar Bridge) to vandals (fire). I can only hope this US record holder (highest covered bridge over water) can be fixed eventually.
I live in Baton Rouge so we never take this route. But I am proud to have the worlds longest bride in my state.
I have spent alot of time on this bridge fishing...lots of great fishing in the springtime especially...often during spring floods, the south approach is under water while the north is dry...
Bridge replaced by through girder span in 2003
If I am correct this bridge was used in a scene of the movie "In the Heat of the Night," during which a prisoner is seen being being chased from "Mississippi" into "Arkansas".
The movie is set in the town of Sparta, Ms., which in the movie the town of Sparta, Il. was where the filming took place.
This is bridge 6533159. It is still there, and it is spectacular. See it quickly, though. It's scheduled to be removed in 2008.
View of the bridge from the bluff near the Amelia Earhart Historic Home in April 2007. The Amelia Earhart Highway bridge is in the background.
Here is a photo of the first bridge from a canoe heading downstream in Aug 2003. We were happy to reach the bridge, it was a long hot pull from Parkville.
From the Corps of Engineers Kansas City District History of the Missouri River Navigation Project "Soundings" published in 1986 -- The cutoff began in 1947. A 10 feet wide by 15 feet channel was cut, with the river expected to erode it to 1,000 feet wide. When completed in 1949, it cutoff 4.7 miles of river channel. The bridge was built before the cuttof began.
I have attached a scan of a postcard I believe is the original bridge to Liberty before the cutoff.
I went over this bridge today. It's in good shape. The road was muddy and I didn't attempt to go farther north. Had to back up the way I came in.
This is a very nice and beautiful bridge. Great architecture.
A couple of photos for your collection. These were both shot for HAER and are in the public domain. photos by James Norman for HAER.
Pictures taken 11-9-07.
Pictures taken 11-9-07.
Pictures taken 11-9-07.
Pictures taken 9-11-07
Pictures taken 9-11-07.
The Woolsey bridge has reopened with a 3 ton weight limit.
East View at Totten Ford Bridge (#1300004)
fairdealing is like 10 mi. from harville