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Red Bridge

Franklin County, Missouri
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Overview
Lost covered bridge over Bourbeuse River somewhere near Union
Location
Franklin County, Missouri
Status
Destroyed by severe weather
History
Built 1852; destroyed by a tornado in 1920
Design
Covered Howe through truss
Inventory number
BH 21506 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,851)
Built 1852 (17)
Built during 1850s (208)
Covered (927)
Destroyed by storm (13)
Destroyed by tornado (6)
Franklin County, Missouri (62)
 Howe through truss (203)
Howe truss (249)
Lost (10,490)
Missouri (4,533)
Through truss (9,252)
Truss (23,613)

Update Log 

  • June 3, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Destroyed by tornado"
  • November 21, 2005: Posted new photos

Sources 

  • "Missouri's Covered Bridges" - Article by Dorothy Caldwell in the Jan. 1967 issue of Missouri Historical Review (Vol. LXI, No. 2)

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