Historic Bridges
of the United States
Long Shoal Bridge
Benton County
,
Missouri
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Terraserver USA
Facts
Overview
Lost swinging bridge over South Grand River near the current bridge on MO 7
Location
Benton County
,
Missouri
Status
No longer exists
History
Built 1931; collapsed Sept. 21, 1965, killing three people
Design
Wire suspension
Dimensions
Total length: 412.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.25611, -934.75000
(decimal degrees)
38°15'22" N, 934°45'00" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey
T. 40 N., R. 23 W., Sec. 16
Inventory number
BH 20856
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
Benton County, Missouri
(25)
Built 1908
(242)
Built during 1900s
(2,328)
MO 7
(7)
Missouri
(2,325)
Owned by state
(6,496)
Suspension
(151)
Total length 250-500 feet
(2,074)
Update Log
January 8, 2007: Posted photo of collapse from Jim Drake
Sources
Darrin Williams -
DWilliams [at] Watlow [dot] com
Jim Drake
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