Map 

Vicinity Map

Vicinity map

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Facts 

Overview
Lost swinging bridge over South Grand River near the current bridge on MO 7
Location
Benton County, Missouri
Status
No longer exists
History
Built 1931; collapsed Sept. 21, 1965, killing three people
Design
Wire suspension
Dimensions
Total length: 412.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.25611, -93.47500   (decimal degrees)
38°15'22" N, 93°28'30" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/458441/4234338 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 40 N., R. 23 W., Sec. 16
USGS topographic map
Shawnee Bend
Inventory number
BH 20856 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log 

  • January 8, 2007: Posted photo of collapse from Jim Drake

Sources 

  • Darrin Williams - DWilliams [at] Watlow [dot] com
  • Jim Drake