Photos 

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Overview

Photo taken by James Baughn

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Main span

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South side

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East approach

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Deck view

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Platform

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Top of pier

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Underneath

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Plaque

Missouri
Highway Dept.
Bridge No. J952
1932

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Second plaque

Built by
M.E. Gillioz
Contractor
Monett, MO

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High water

Photo taken by Stan Baughn

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Postcard

This historic postcard shows the bridge before the construction of Bull Shoals Lake

Photo posted by James Baughn

Map 

Facts 

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)