Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Paris Covered Bridge

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Overview: Lost 100-ft covered bridge over Middle Fork Salt River at Paris
Location: Paris, Monroe County, Missouri
Status: No longer exists
History: Completed ca. 1858 for $5,000 by Joseph C. Elliott; rehabilitated 1952; washed away in 1958
Builder: - Joseph C. Elliott of Payson, Illinois
Design: Covered Burr arch-truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.48417, -91.99644 (decimal degrees)
39°29'03" N, 91°59'47" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number: BH 22125 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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

Paris Covered Bridge

Posted March 24, 2006, by don williams (donaldlw [at] mchsi [dot] com)

the bridge pictured on the post card is the Union covered Bridge. It is still in existance (one of 4 covered bridges in Missouri).