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Oblique view

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East portal

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West portal

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Arch landing

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Photo taken by Paul Boudreau

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Photo taken by Paul Boudreau

Map

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Facts

Overview: Covered bridge over Elk Fork Salt River, just off Route C southwest of Paris
Location: Monroe County, Missouri
Status: Open to pedestrians only
History: Built 1870-71 by Joseph C. Elliott; closed to traffic in 1970; rehabilitated 1987-88
Builder: - Joseph C. Elliott of Payson, Illinois
Design: Covered double Burr arch truss
Dimensions: Total length: 120.0 ft.
Deck width: 17.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 15, 1970
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.43283, -92.10247 (decimal degrees)
39°25'58" N, 92°06'09" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: WGCB 25-69-02 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 70000342 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 22133 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

January 11, 2007: Posted all new photos

Sources

Jack Schmidt - jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
Paul Boudreau - paboudreau [at] mchsi [dot] com

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Union Covered Bridge

Posted November 6, 2007, by Paul Boudreau (paboudreau [at] mchsi [dot] com)

Written on the back of this old, undated photograph: "Covered Bridge near Paris Mo". I am reasonably certain it is an image of the Union Covered Bridge, showing it at a time when it was in a state of disrepair.

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Union Covered Bridge

Posted November 1, 2007, by Sherry (greeneyesdean [at] hotmail [dot] com)

This is a great spot for family picnics and Sunday fishing. We took our kids several times over the years.