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Perche Creek Covered Bridge

Boone County, Missouri

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Facts 

Overview
Lost covered bridge over Perche Creek west of Columbia, near the modern I-70 crossing
Location
Boone County, Missouri
Status
Removed 1931 after a new bridge was built on US 40 in 1924
History
Built 1851 by Travis Burroughs for $2,500
Design
Covered Howe through truss
Land survey
T. 48 N., R. 13 W., Sec. 7
Inventory number
BH 20911 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (2,535)
Boone County, Missouri (67)
Built 1851 (4)
Built during 1850s (135)
Covered (633)
Howe through truss (106)
Howe truss (120)
Lost (6,198)
 Lost 1931 (2)
Lost during 1930s (16)
Missouri (3,617)
Owned by state (7,025)
Perche Creek (Boone County, Missouri) (8)
Through truss (6,454)
Truss (19,453)
US 40 (93)

Update Log 

  • May 1, 2008: Updated by David B. Haun: Updated categories

Sources 

  • "Missouri's Covered Bridges" - Article by Dorothy Caldwell in the Jan. 1967 issue of Missouri Historical Review (Vol. LXI, No. 2)
  • David B. Haun - dbhaun [at] gmail [dot] com

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