Historic Bridges
of the United States
Noah's Ark Covered Bridge
Platte County
,
Missouri
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Overview
Lost covered bridge over Little Platte River near Edgerton
Location
Platte County
,
Missouri
Status
No longer exists
History
Built 1879. Damaged by flooding July 1965 and relocated to the Platte County Fairgrounds near Platte City
Design
Covered Howe through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.40646, -94.65855
(decimal degrees)
39°24'23" N, 94°39'31" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number
BH 22348
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
19th Century
(1,725)
Built 1879
(20)
Built during 1870s
(257)
Covered
(504)
Howe truss
(86)
Missouri
(2,355)
Platte County, Missouri
(20)
Relocated
(123)
Through truss
(5,208)
Truss
(15,742)
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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