Swan Creek Arch Bridge

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Overview

Photo taken by James Baughn

BH Photo #107603

Overview: Open-spandrel arch bridge over Swan Creek (part of Bull Shoals Lake) on Old US 160 near Forsyth
Location: Forsyth, Taney County, Missouri
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1932 by contractor M.E. Gillioz; made obsolete in 1951 by the parallel truss bridge
Builder: - M.E. Gillioz of Monett, Missouri
Design: Open-spandrel arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 180.1 ft.
Total length: 345.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.68389, -93.10554 (decimal degrees)
36°41'02" N, 93°06'20" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/490571/4059811 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Forsyth
Land survey: T. 24 N., R. 20 W., Sec. 33
Inventory numbers: Originally SHD J-952
MoDOT J-952R (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 22735 (Bridgehunter.com ID)