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Heath Ford Bridge

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Overview
Lost swinging bridge over Osage River, on what is now MO 7 west of Warsaw
Location
Benton County, Missouri
Status
No longer exists
History
Built 1908 by Joseph Dice for $5,820
Builder
- Joseph Dice
Design
Wire suspension
Dimensions
Total length: 517.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.23611, -93.41472   (decimal degrees)
38°14'10" N, 93°24'53" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/463705/4232093 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 40 N., R. 23 W., Sec. 24
USGS topographic map
Warsaw West
Inventory number
BH 20854 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Benton County, Missouri (32)
Built 1908 (421)
Built during 1900s (4,247)
Joseph Dice (14)
Lost (10,370)
MO 7 (6)
Missouri (4,526)
Osage River (27)
Owned by state (9,809)
Suspension (278)
Total length 500-1000 feet (1,805)

Update Log 

  • December 14, 2006: Added info from Darrin Williams

Sources 

  • Darrin Williams - DWilliams [at] Watlow [dot] com