Historic Bridges
of the United States
Long Shoal Bridge
Benton County
,
Missouri
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Terraserver USA
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)
Categories
Benton County, Missouri
(30)
Built 1908
(308)
Built during 1900s
(3,187)
Lost
(6,200)
Lost 1965
(5)
Lost during 1960s
(42)
MO 7
(6)
Missouri
(3,617)
Owned by state
(7,026)
Suspension
(177)
Total length 250-500 feet
(2,407)
Update Log
January 8, 2007: Posted photo of collapse from Jim Drake
Sources
Darrin Williams -
DWilliams [at] Watlow [dot] com
Jim Drake
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