Rating:
3 votes
Bois Brule Creek Bridge
Facts
- Overview
- Abandoned concrete arch bridge over Bois Brule Creek just off Route H
- Location
- Cole County, Missouri
- Status
- Abandoned, but in good condition
- History
- Built ca. 1915; made obsolete by new bridge on Route H in 1963
- Design
- Dual-ribbed closed-spandrel arch
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +38.40339, -92.29262 (decimal degrees)
38°24'12" N, 92°17'33" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/561764/4250810 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Brazito
- Land survey
- T. 42 N., R. 12 W., Sec. 7
- Inventory number
- BH 21318 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
© Copyright 2002-18, James Baughn and contributors.
This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/mo/cole/bois-brule/
This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/mo/cole/bois-brule/
I've seen this bridge a couple times when I've gone on bike rides in the area and have been really intrigued by it. Why was it built? Is it the old overpass for Highway H? It doesn't really look like it's on the same alignment as Hwy H, as this bridge goes straight off more towards the east where Hwy H goes south and curves to the west. But I have no idea what other purpose it would have served in the past.
If anyone has any history to share, I would love to hear! :)