Swan Creek Arch Bridge

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Overview Photo taken by James Baughn Request this photo

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Main span Photo taken by James Baughn Request this photo

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South side Photo taken by James Baughn Request this photo

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East approach Photo taken by James Baughn Request this photo

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Deck view Photo taken by James Baughn Request this photo

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Platform Photo taken by James Baughn Request this photo

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Top of pier Photo taken by James Baughn Request this photo

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Underneath Photo taken by James Baughn Request this photo

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Plaque Missouri Highway Dept. Bridge No. J952 1932 Photo taken by James Baughn Request this photo

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Second plaque Built by M.E. Gillioz Contractor Monett, MO Photo taken by James Baughn Request this photo

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High water Photo taken by Stan Baughn Request this photo

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Postcard This historic postcard shows the bridge before the construction of Bull Shoals Lake Photo posted by James Baughn

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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

Total length: 345.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.

Recognition

Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places

Approximate latitude, longitude

+36.68365, -93.10528   (decimal degrees)
36°41'01" N, 93°06'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/490593/4059784 (zone/easting/northing)

Land survey

T. 24 N., R. 20 W., Sec. 33

USGS topographic map

Forsyth

Inventory numbers

Originally SHD J-952
BH 22735 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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