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My family was down in the area this past week, and we once again got to drive over the bridge. The lake is currently being held at 930', and boy! is the water close to the bottom of the bridge! It isn't far below the bottom of the stone caps on the piers. I have been under the bridge in a boat, but I'll bet that not too many of the bigger boats on the lake can make it under the bridge right now.
Glad to see the photo! I have a friend who owns a lake house near here and he claims to have a similar photo. He has been told that the old bridge still remains underwater. That when the water is really low, you can align yourself in a boat by using the old road bed at the banks as a guide and can see it below.
Here's a link that I found that shows an old photograph of both the new and the old Kimberling City bridges. Hope this helps.
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~earlyyrs/schwyhart/kimberlingcitybridges.html
I wish you had included a picture of the old bridge that is under the existing bridge. There is alot of history lost because people don't know of the old bridge. I would be a great addition to what you have on the new bridge.
I have always been fascinated with Bridges. During my last trip to Branson, we came through Kimberling City going home. I wanted to cross the Kimberling Bridge. It was nice long steel truss through cantilevered structure spanning Table Rock Lake. I give a good high Superior rating, as the best constructed Bridge ever built.
I have always been fascinated with Bridges. During my last trip to Branson, we came through Kimberling City going home. I wanted to cross the Kimberling Bridge. It was nice long steel truss through cantilevered structure spanning Table Rock Lake. I give a good high Superior rating, as the best constructed Bridge ever built.
I was raised in SW Missouri and I am very familiar with the area. For some reason, I have always been intrigued by the old Kimberling City Bridge. I knew I had seen pictures with both bridges. Try the addresses below.
If they don't work, I suggest a google search with "old kimberling city bridge".
Regards.
Paul Wilson
I brought a sailboat to use on Table Rock Lake. The mast reaches 21' above the water. Will I be able to sail under the bridge?
When I was a child living down there (1970 or so), I was told about the remains of the older bridge being visible when the lake level was low. For some reason, that idea terrified me. I have had nightmares associated with this bridge into adulthood. Funny how the mind works. Anyway, I'd like to learn more about the previous bridge, such as how close the alignment was to the current one and how much of the bridge remains intact. Was the old bridge dynamited? What about the piers?
Working with the demolition crew, my father was the last person to drive across the old bridge. A portion of it still remains under water beneath the new bridge.
