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Red Bridge

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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)

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)