Historic Bridges
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Shoal Creek Covered Bridge

Caldwell County, Missouri

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Facts 

Overview
Lost covered bridge over Shoal Creek somewhere near Kingston
Location
Caldwell County, Missouri
Status
Removed
History
Built 1859; removed in 1894 and timber sold to the Hamilton-Kingston Railroad
Design
Covered Howe through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 120.0 ft.
Inventory number
BH 21017 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (2,535)
Built 1859 (6)
Built during 1850s (135)
Caldwell County, Missouri (73)
Covered (633)
Howe through truss (106)
Howe truss (120)
 Lost (6,198)
Lost 1894 (2)
Lost during 1890s (7)
Missouri (3,617)
Through truss (6,454)
Total length 100-125 feet (2,936)
Truss (19,453)

Sources 

  • "Missouri's Covered Bridges" - Article by Dorothy Caldwell in the Jan. 1967 issue of Missouri Historical Review (Vol. LXI, No. 2)

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