Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Meramec Crossing Hog Trough Bridge

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Overview: Lost wooden "hog trough" bridge over Meramec River on Cave Road at Onondaga Cave State Park, beyond the end of Route H
Location: Crawford County, Missouri
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Replaced by a concrete bridge in 1994
Design: Timber stringer
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.05833, -91.22500 (decimal degrees)
38°03'30" N, 91°13'30" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/655722/4213774 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 39 N., R. 3 W., Sec. 35
USGS topographic map: Onondaga Cave
Inventory number: BH 37348 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

August 30, 2008: Added by James Baughn

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Meramec Crossing Hog Trough Bridge

Posted September 25, 2008, by Vicki Cleghorn (msvicki1958 [at] aol [dot] com)

I remember being a kid and going on vacation with my family to Meramac Caves. That bridge is still the subject of some of my nightmares. What a horrible feeling it is to be on that thing with the water rushing so swiftly by underneath your vehicle that you feel as though you're being swept downstream with it. I'd like to see the bridge again, but I don't wanna cross it! lol