Kimberling City Bridge

The "new" bridge is close to being inundated too!! :-O

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlY1Z9w6q7o

My grandparents Carroll and Hazel Massey owned Kimberling Bridge Camp at the south end of the old bridge. I still have a few pictures of the old bridge and a picture of the old and new bridge just before it was flooded. I was pretty young but I still have some good memories of the old bridge and the white river.

I added a category today called "Inundated" for structures that have been flooded. Although this bridge is not inudated, it is the replacement for a bridge that is, and this category will make it easier for researchers to find such structures.

Technology is a great thing! My husband and I love to fish and vacationed at table rock last year. We thought the kimberlng city bridge was really neat. We did some research to find out there was a previous bridge still in tact underwater. I wish we knew before the trip for we have a side imaging system on our boat. Fortunately someone else from the area having side imaging took an underwater picture, not to mention they had a nice photo showing both bridges before the lake was filled ( I wish they didn't draw on it, oh well) enjoy!!

Just yesterday, I visited the Corps of Engineers Visitor Center/Museum at Table Rock Dam and was delighted to find a series of four pictures of the construction of the Kimberling City Bridge, including one that showed the almost-complete trusses towering high above the White River and the still-in-use old bridge below. If you are in the area, be sure to explore there.

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

http://www.wildernessroadfestival.com/

http://www.themessagetree.com/specialeditionfebphoto1.htm

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.