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DOES ANYONE KNOW THE HISTORY OF THIS BRIDGE OR THE FAMILY WHO MAY HAVE OWNED LAND AROUND IT?

I used to go over this bridge as a child. We were hoping that they would save it.

Do you have any photos of the demolition of it?

Also, do you have any photos of the Bridge that used to be nearby in Ross (Venice) Ohio? that was a cool looking bridge and I cant find any pictures of it.

Thanks (Old Bridge fanatic)

Local people call this bridge Rough Hollow bridge

This is a Mount Vernon Bridge Co. bridge. Please send any additional information about this company to me at jlgibson@ecr.net and check our Knox County (Ohio)Historical Society website (www.knoxhistory.org) for more info on the MVBCo. soon.

I spent many a evening on the bridge in the company of Gordon Harvey drinking coffee and keeping up with my operations. It was a better place to keep track of train movements and the day to day happenings on the 'East End' than my office in New Franklin. I watched many a train pass over the bridge and many a tow pass under. It would be a great loss for us, not only the fans of the Katy Railroad but for the State of Missouri to see this once vital link gone forever.

The bridge just closed in the last couple of weeks. New bridge is open about 1/4 mile away.

HECK YEAH !!! now this is a bridge right here, i love wooden floor Pratt thru trusses

great bridge, i love it. thanks for finding it and sending in this photo

This is absolutely incredible. The bridge is collapsed from an Earthquake but it is still open to traffic. I had to do a double-take on that. I guess they still have the pioneer spirit in Alaska.....or at least did in 1964.

This is absolutely incredible. The bridge is collapsed from an Earthquake but it is still open to traffic. I had to do a double-take on that. I guess they still have the pioneer spirit in Alaska.....or at least did in 1964.

I lived 4 miles west of Waynesville from about Apr 1934 to May 1936. When we, my sisters along with Nina & Stanley Bowling had a nickle or dime we would walk to Waynesville and spend it on candy.At the most this would be a couple of times a year. We carried our lunch in a 1/2 gal Karo Syrup pail and drinking water in another one. At noon we would go down to the Roubidoux by the bridge and eat. After we finished our lunch we would walk back home. Our post office address at the time was Buckhorn. I lived about 1 mile east of Buckhorn and the Bowlings were about 1/2 mile east.

Oops, I guess you had mentioned when the bridge was abandoned. I did not read carefully enough, sorry.

Interesting, this bridge is often simply referred to as the "UP Crossing", even an old sign refers to it as such. Perhaps this is a misnomer. Thanks for mentioning the easy access. There is even a small "parking area" at the east end of the bridge. Does anybody know aproximately when this bridge was abandoned?

Robert

I thought the original truss bridge was replaced by another truss bridge then the concrete bridge was installed. My grandparents, the Henkins, owned the store, post office, cream colledtion, egg collection and ice house, across from the store, at Gouldfarm.

This bridge was actually a CB&Q railroad bridge, not UP. It was on the branch line that left the main west of Odell, Nebraska and ended at Concordia, Kansas. This bridge saw activity until 1983-1984. I was young at the time but remember driving across the Pelgram Truss Bridge (only about a quarter mile away) to see trains go across this one. There is excellent easy access from the road.

An unmentioned fact on this bridge is that it was originally a Union Pacific railroad bridge until the railroad was abandoned and removed in the 1930s. It's a very interesting bridge on a blacktop road and is also relatively close to KS Hwy 9.

This stone pier was put in by the Denver,South Park and Pacific RR in about 1880. You missed 2 other bridges that were old RR bridges that have been replaced with "modern" bridges. One is on CR162 just east of Mt. Princeton Hot Springs and the other is on CR290 just after it leaves CR162 just west of Deer Valley Guest Ranch. Both of these bridges are on the DSP&P bed and on the original stone. A company called Model Masterpiece had a HO scale modle kit of the Chalk Creek bridge and it is the one on CR290. I remember this a a 2 truss bridge before it was replaced. The county did it to preserve their grants, not because the bridge was bad.

Boring concrete slab. Doesn't even follow the same route.

The bridge is indeed a Whipple truss. A new crossing is to be constructed at this bridge's location, however the county is supposedly going to dismantle and store the bridge for possible re-erection, which it doesn only because the local historic preservation group called ARCH convinced them to. There is still some debate as to the bridge's destination, but the future is perhaps not quite as bleak... The ARCH website: http://www.archfw.org/

I want to thank you for your effort and success for these brigdes. M E White also completed the N Damen Bridge and S Damen Bridge in Chicago. This bridge cost was apprx. to $125,000

Mr. Bertram,

You are very correct. I live behind the Quarterback club and I need to get up there and get a couple of pictures of it when the leaves fall and you can actually see it! I also need to get up to Columbia and get pictures of the concrete piers that used to hold the interurban line bridge. Also if you remember the concrete piers from the trolley line crossing Cahokia Canal next to old rt 3. Wish I could have gotten a picture of the old rt 3 bridge!

The first time I crossed this bridge was in April, 1979. My church group here in El Dorado were on the way to Hot Springs to Magic Springs. Our Youth Director stopped in Arkadelphia to pick up a friend, who was a student at OBU. I have been fascinated by the bridge. I went to college at Henderson and I use to walk down to the bridge admiring it. I even walked acrossed it. It was pure bravery and bold. I hope that this bridge will continue to serve motorists for many years. I wish that I could have seen the old bridge before it. Anyway Arkadelphia is a clean cut town, with moral values.

I just learned that the Smithfield Street Bridge, a double lenticular truss design, is known to old time Pittsburghers as the "kissing fish bridge". For more on Pittsburgh bridges, see "The Bridges of Pittsburgh" by Bob Regan with photos by Tim Fabian published in June 2006 by The Local History Company. (Full disclosure: I'm one of the publishers!)

My grandpa told me that his uncle Will Ross' wife Ruth & youngest son fell off a bridge & drowned,not sure what year that was, but my family is from Malvern. If anyone has any info about this event please let me know.Thanks hmqueenlori2@yahoo.com

My husband and I were curious to see this bridge in person. We were not familiar with the area, but we found the easiest way to get to this bridge is to travel North on Hwy 25 out of Conway to 285 North to Bono. Turn left (west) onto Springfield Road; travel approx 1.5 miles. Just before the new concrete bridge look to the left (south) for a small dirt road. The old bridge cannot be seen from the new bridge. The historical marker that was placed on a large boulder is gone. Someone has cut out the remaining boards on the south end of the bridge so it is not easy to completely walk the bridge. This is a wonderful old bridge, full of character and was built with large timbers, iron, nuts and bolts to last. I hope someone will replace the plaque or erect some kind of info about this bridge at the site...maybe even replace the missing boards so it will be at least foot traffic passable. Thanks for this website! We plan to visit many more bridges!

As usual however, the choice in railings was abysmal. Horizontal Metal pole railings provide much less visual obstruction of the truss structure. Wood, cyclone fencing, and vertically oriented metal railings all obstruct the view of the historic structure. Otherwise however, it is nice to see this structure being taken care of and having a useful function once again.

GPS N40 04.35 W080 44.35

Thanks,

Jack Schmidt

This bridge was still standing as of March 2003. The floor boards have been removed and the area around the bridge is becomming overgrown with saplings. The bridge can be seen easily from the new bridge that was built immediately to the west.

I remember this bridge being built at the age of 8. I wold go with my grandfather to the Utica quarry on the south Utica side by the river and look up watching the construction workers. I also remember the swing bridge it replaced. I liked getting stuck in traffic having to wait for the barges to go by till the bridge swung back for traffic to proceed. I don't think my grandfather liked getting stuck though.

Yes this is the line that ran thru S Bar F.

It is called the Belmont Branch. Orginally of the St. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern railroad which became the Missouri Pacific.

It branched off from the main line at Bismark and went Southeast to Belmont Landing to cross the Mississippi by barge.

Use ended sometime in the 70's. Someone has stated the early 80's, but my first trip to the ranch in 84, and the tracks were gong then.

I have a google earth place mark of the entire line, if you are interested, email me and I will send it to you.

Patrick

Would have never been down this road let alone to this awesome looking structure had it not been for geocaching. Great history in America and seeing this bridge as a historic marker was awesome!

Effective since about May 2006, the Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge over Stinson Creek is now a Fulton City Park. The restoration and conversion of the area to a city park is exceptional. It includes guarded bridge rails over the old bridge, an asphalt walking path across the bridge and through the woods along Hickman. The path is approximately two miles in length and is really well done.

I believe this is the bridge the used in the film US Marshal's when Wesley Snipes has the truck driver ram the police car.

I once walked across this entire bridge and took some great photographs, I got lucky because the train came after I walked back but there was some ladders off the side to get on in case of emergency, that and I had to look out for the cops. I do not recommend doing what I did.

Someone finally got a pic of the Sparksville bridge & from what I've seen this is one of the most significant bridges not only in all of Jackson County (besides the Medora covered bridge) but also the whole state of Indiana. The most you can get on this puppy is 3 tons (FYI: check out the pic closely for further confirmation) but hey, it's a pretty nice bridge to check out nonetheless.

Just a few miles over, near Fort Ritner, is another through truss bridge over the East Fork of the White River; I don't know if it's still open or not, I could be wrong. But that, & the Sparksville bridge, are pretty much a big deal when it comes to historic through truss bridges in the Hoosier State, or at least southern Indiana.

This bridge was the first time I reached the speed above 100 MPH. I was in a 1970 Plymouth GTX with a 426 Hemi and we buried the speedometer at > 140 MPH. Too cool. Every time I go to visit my parents I think about that time, even though the old bridge has been replaced. It had quite a few bumps and high spots is 1971. What a ride. Scared the hell out of me. But, I was young and invinceable. Never even heard of a 401(k).

The name of this bridge is the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Bridge. I cross it when I travel to Wisconsin to visit family.

This bridge was disassembled in 2005-06 and moved to the city park in Greensburg. The bridge has been reconstructed over the park lake and should be open for pedestrian use in late 2006.

This bridge was disassembled in 2005-06 and moved to the city park in Greensburg. The bridge has been reconstructed over the park lake and should be open for pedestrian use in late 2006.

This bridge appears to have been torn down or moved sometime around 1999-2000! I drove to this location and found a new bridge with a plaque dating 2001 for year of completion.

This bridge appears to have been torn down or moved sometime around 1999-2000! I drove to this location and found a new bridge with a plaque dating 2001 for year of completion.

Concerning the immediate prior posting by Ms. Will, I called the offices of the Miller County Commission today. The person I spoke with made an inquiry and I was told that they did not think the bridge had been removed yet but they were not certain. The quality of the information was not high but it sounds encouraging. It would be a wonderful thing if some way could be found to preserve this unique structure.

Was this the railroad that use to run through S bar F scout camp years ago? If so, what was that rail line? Where did go to and from and what was it for, and why did they remove it anyway.

I was just sent this information from my family and wondering if this bridge is still standing. If it is I think there are some things we can do to save it, including getting it listed on the National Register, maybe even a local landmark. I am intrigued by this bridge for the obvious reason of the name connection, but also as I am a structural engineer and historic preservationist. Which means I am very interested in protecting and saving unique structures such as the Kliethermes Bridge. If anyone could provide me with more information about the status of this bridge I would greatly appreciate it, as I would like to look into gaining some local protection for this bridge and in turn saving it from demolition!!!

The bridge was closed this year 2006 to Vehicle Traffic. No idea as to when it will open. Right now the State, township and county are saying they dont own it!

Grew up minutes away from here, I use to walk this bridge lots, isn't that what that hole in the fence was for. Once a RiverRat always a RiverRat. Moved to Barnhart Mo. but still only a couple minutes from my river. Thanks for the memories.

there is a train bridge north of lockport called black bridge.

What a tragic loss of a landmark. As a driver with a CDL I can say with certainy that this is an inexcusable error for a driver to make. Posted weight limits and bridge heights are not to be ignored due to the danger you put other citizens in and the cost that it takes to repair the damage. This is simply a mistake there is no excuse for. A pre-trip inspection involves such small details as making sure there are no stones between your dual wheels to cleaning loose debris off of your trailer landing gear...this is one of the most critical mistakes a driver can make.

The rumor that prisoners lived in cells under the bridge is true. My grandfather who lived in Amo, Colorado (a ghost town that use to be located at the corner of present day Curtis Rd. and Highway 94) told me the story many times as we passed over the bridge on the way to Calhan. As a young man he was a coal miner working some of the areas mines and did odd construction jobs as well. He told me that he did some sort of project work either on the bridge or near it and remembered seeing the chain gang that built it and the cells that were built directly beneath it to house the prisoners. The bridge is located on Highway 24 between the towns of Falcon and Peyton. Not sure if the cells are still there, it was rumored that they had to be torn out because kids were playing in them, but my grandfather did stop once when I was about 8 or 9 years old and showed them to me. It sounds like they are still there, it's nice to see that history still counts for something.

We left the Outlet Mall behind and headed on our adventure to the "Swinging Bridges". I was spectacular! First we went to this bridge and were a little leary, then exilarated when we crossed it. It was definitely worth the trip. Both bridges are an engineering marvel. We very reluctantly drove across the larger one as well, rolled down the windows, so we could get the full effect! What an experience. I work for a bridge contractor in Illinois, and they will be checking it out next time they are in the Osage Beach. What a fun way to spend an afternoon. It's only 10 miles from the hub bub of the city!

I was born in Miami County and am very familiar with

the Eldean Covered Bridge. My sister sent a newspaper

clipping of the restoration of this bridge and that

the History Channel was to have a program reguarding

the history of the bridge, however, I did not receive the

clipping until after the program was aired. My question

is will the History channel show this again, and if so

when, and if they are not is there a cd or tape that can

be purchased? I now live in California, but any thing that happens in Miami County or around Piqua and Troy is

of great interest to me.

Any information on Back to the Blue Print (Eldean Covered

Bridge)program I will be very interested.

Thanks your your interest.

Ruth Drake/Zduck

Drove the 10 miles from Osage Beach to explore the "Swinging Bridges" and it was well worth the drive. We walked part way across, then drove over and back. It was an amazing adventure...talk about fear factor...would do it again in a minute. Great family adventure next time you are in the Lake of the Ozarks...not much in Brumley, but bridges were worth the experience...Local traffic only sign doesn't exist. Was amazed at how much traffic the bridges got in just the few minutes we were there.

I love that bridge...my children and i went there the first week in august 2005. It is very beautiful there. I also took a couple of pictures. I'm hoping to visit there next year.

Do people who restore truss bridges make a point of hiding the very bridge they are restoring? Is there actually a truss bridge behind the wooden fort there?!

where is this bridge going to be relocated to?

This bridge was replaced in 2003. I live less than 5 miles from this bridge and can't believe I never took a picture of it.

This bridge is pretty cool to look at. Anyone can walk up near it (although it is barred off) and take pictures.

I think it would be a great idea to connect the West and East road ramp approaches to the highway for overflow traffic on the Poplar Street Bridge while still connecting it to the original route.

I think it would be great if they connected the East and West road ramp approaches to the highway as a back up for overflow traffic on the Poplar Street Bridge.

This bridge was completed and open to traffic approximately in 1940 not 1989. My father helped construct the substructure of the bridge which is why I was born in Baton Rouge in 1938.

Does anyone know the current status of this bridge? If it is still available, I would like to see confirmation that it is truly a Pan American bridge co. product. I am from New Castle, In. and a local group is looking for a New Castle made bridge to move. Any info or pix of bridge would be helpful. Thank you.

Soon to be removed, road is to be widened to 4 lane. I will attempt to get pics before it's gone.

In the early 1920's my Grandfather and his brother would walk 8 miles from where they lived in Meadville MO to Brookfield MO. Returning late from Brookfield they would often sleep under the protection of the bridge during inclement weather.

Can anyone tell me when the vertical steel structures at the ends of the spans that cross the river were added and what they are for? A photo from the mid-fifties shows no such structure, but on in the mid-sixties do show them. Are they additions made because of the 1950 flood?

That was 1 old Bridge.

One early memory, as a kid,

was the thrill of going fast,

with a friend;"Doc", driving his

"souped-up" 71 El Cameno SS, from

the MO. side up to the first ramp

so as to actually go airbourn!

...At least for a few secounds.

ok,

He had to get a runup to it.

;)

Well, it was fun.

I remember going across that Bridge,

almost every schoolday.

Our Bus, every morning, and afternoon,

went over that Bridge to pick-up,

or let-off, my many, old, school-friends

that went to McClure, Elem., and Shawnee Jr.,Sr.High.

It's still there.

I have just come from there.

It is still in use, yet very rusty.

I used to play pool

with the locals, and school-mates,

at the still remaining "Goods" store.

It wasn't open, and, to be honest,

it looked like it was/has been long shuttered.

Maybe I'm wrong.

Because I know, I saw,

that there are still people

living nearby in the few old houses

that still stand in that very old area.

Sincerely, Robert Boettcher

314.520.1182

The highway deck was closed to traffic in 1981 due to pavement deterioration. That same year the western ramp approaches were ripped out.

Does anyone know of a web-site where one could locate photos of the rescue effort when the bridge collasped.

I was working for the police dept. at the time and was on the dive team.

My great-great grandfather, S. Robison supposedly was one of the engineers for this bridge and died after the celebration of the finishing of it - falling from the bridge and dying later at home from the injuries. I am seaching for more information about his death and who he worked for. email me at eaeubanks@aol.com if you have any info.

this bridge sucks my nuts

I see that someone is tearing out the upper deck on the bridge. Too bad. I always wanted to get up there somehow and take pictures of the city.

That was a skinny scary bridge to drive on especially the curve going onto the bridge from the St Charles side and semis were even scarier when you met one in the middle of the bridge Boy those were the days!!!!!!!

This bridge will be sorely sorely missed. I remember when I moved here in the 80's and the bridge was falling apart with the spaces between the boards it was quite scary back then but it was improved to a usable bridge that was history to our county.

But there is one more bridge like it still standing in Lincoln County Thank Goodness!!!! Unless some dummy decides he dont know how to read weight signs

After seeing some wonderful photos of the State Line Road bridge, I can't help but ask some urgent questions:

First of all, who would think of relocating it somewhere else where its use is limited?

Secondly, anyone who thinks this bridge should be demolished has no clue on what they're talking about. Why raze it if it can be improved or refurbished from a structural standpoint?

True, this particular area of the Kankakee River has a real big dilemma with flooding, logjams, debris, etc. not only on the Illinois side but also in Indiana. But that's no reason why this bridge shouldn't be saved or rebuilt to meet every safety requirement you can name off the top of your head.

Anyways, if anyone hasn't checked out the bridge from other websites or personally, give it a go; it's one of three truss bridges in all of Lake County that deserve to stay where they are, not to wither into oblivion (like the Maple Street bridge in central Michigan) but to become of great historical value in the future.

I appreciate the pictures you posted of the bridge before we took it down, as I am a resident of Bennington, I just got lucky and was assigned to this project. I hated to see it go, but the arch trusses and deck were heavy enough they were crushing the piercaps and the column had major wear and defiencies when I excavated to the bottom of the footers to remove them. My job is bridge removal and replacement, but I love old bridges.

I walked under this bridge for the first time on Sunday. Beautiful little bridge. When it says "structurally deficient" in the inspection line item, is that to mean that it is dangerous to travel over and that it is in need of repair?

Oops, sorry. In the previous post, I should have said Minneapolis not Manhattan KS.

I have been "collecting" bridges of this type for about 14 years. This one was really worth saving for alot of reasons. In addition to being in good shape for the amount of traffic, it was the only one I've observed in Kansas that had the stream name in the cross ties rather than the usual date of construction. In addition, it still had signage associated with it that showed it to have been on the 1930s alignment of US-81. Further north of Bennington the older 1920s route of US-81 was still marked by unique triangular cross section mile markers on the (barely) two-lane brick route winding from Bennington into Manhattan, KS. I will be forwarding some pictures of those features soon.

Now that I see this bridge, Im wondering where did it cross the Mississippi River in St.louis? I been trying to figure out where does this line actually run in St.Louis and East St.Louis. So if you have answers, please email them to me. It would help so much.

I was just describing that bridge to my daughter the other day as we were driving around.

We called it the Grand Avenue Viaduct. It crossed the railyards just south of SLU. I used to go to the eye doctor in a large office building near SLU. Grandma would make an appointment for 4 o'clock or so. She would give me two dimes. One for the streetcar ride from St. Mary's HS to the Dr. office and one for the ride home. I had to use the first one to get there on time. But when I came out I had all the time in the world and a dime in my pocket. So I always walked from SLU to Humphrey Street. As I neared home there was a Velvet Freeze at Grand and Connecticut. I alays stopped and got a two dip Swiss Chocolate cone. Yummy.

I still remember crossing the bridge . The outer "sidewalks" consisted of huge creosoted planks. They were about 10 feet long (width of the sidewalk) and were probably 2X8's. The thing is they were loosish and had gaps between them. You could look straight down and see the trains and tracks about 100 feet below you. And the boards kind of moved under your feet. You can see the walkways on the picture.

I would like to cross that bridge and get a two dipper at VF one more time.

I crossed the bridge several times as a kid. My parents remember driving across it for years before it closed. My mother always said that the bridge terrified her when they drove across it.

It was believed that the collapse occured due to a lateral (outward) swinging of the bridge as opposed to the "normal" end to end swinging. This could have been possible due to occupant load and/or wind action.

My uncle participated in the rescue operation. He used a chain saw to cut holes into the decking. His said that the wood inside looked good and that the cables were rusty only on the outside. From 1 inch in, the cables were shiny.

Just can't pass this one up, it brings back some memories. My family moved to the Moselle area in 1969. The old bridge was in use then. We used to walk down to the bluff visible in the photo at the far end of the bridge and sometimes we would climb to the top. We also dropped a lot of huge rocks off the bridge for the big splash! In 1979 my wife and I moved to Moselle on the west end of town. In December of 1982 there was a massive flood on the Bourbeuse and Meramec rivers. The Meramec river washed all the railroad tracks off the fill from Moselle to the train bridge. The Bourbeuse river took out the old bridge. Based on the high water mark on the bluff I would estimate there was 5 to 10 feet of water over the bridge deck at the height of the flood. The bridge was washed about 200 feet downstream from which point it was cut up and removed by a salvage company. As best I can recall, this was around December 8-15 1982.

Its open to traffic.

This bridge is not called "Camp Pioneer Bridge" as there is a bridge over Twomile Creek at Camp Pioneer that is known by that name. As far as I know, the bridge is simply known as the "Mountain Fork Bridge" or "that old bridge near Potter."

9-2006

This tressle is being replace with an all concrete and steel version.

Link to the website for the current operator of the ferry: http://www.dorena-hickmanferryboat.com/directions.htm

How do u build this bridge

How do u build thsi bridge

We accidentally found this beautiful little town, Red Cliff. And it was on the day of their Artist's Studio Tours. It is a gem and the bridge is beautiful. Must see. Have lunch at Mango's.

I remember when this bridge was still standing. We used to fish Bay Creek when I was younger, and I always liked going under it. From what I remember, it was a through truss bridge (based on pictures of other bridges I've seen on here), with large cut stone block abutments (with the rounded-face style of block), and the deck was gone. It was mostly intact at that time, only a portion of the deck frame had been removed for boaters when the water level was too high to go under the bridge normally. The last time I was there the bridge had been completely removed, including the cut stone, and the approach has been flattened to creek level for use as a boat ramp. The "newer" bridge doesn't have nearly the character, unfortunately... It's the common highway brige.

There is (was?) a similar bridge nearby, closer to Bay City, over Barren Creek which had been bypassed as well. I haven't been that way in years, so I can't say if it still exists or not.

Seems I remember a bridge like this over the East Cadron Creek on either Wilson Bottoms Road or Clinton Mountain Road (the name changes near the bridge). That is about 3-4 miles north of Holland.

I have made a large pencil drawing of the bridge. It will be on exhibit at the gallery on Washington Street, "Art Matters" starting Tuesday, August 29, 2006.

I love this old bridge, and I love driving over it!

Oh and about that controversy about changing the name: don't ever change it! Thank you!

Hello. My name is Gretchen Ragle. My great-grandma is Frances McClugage. Her uncle was the mayor of Peoria who had this bridge built. Our family was very active in Peoria's community during that time. This is all I know please don't ask me about anything else. Thank you!

The bridge re-opened a few weeks ago. (Today is 8-24-06)

Side Note: The camps that lined Chef Hwy have been completely wiped out. Fort Pike, which is next to the Rigolets swing bridge, took a beating from Katrina. Also, the bridge at the Rigolets is open and the construction on the new bridge is progressing well.

This bridge did replace a structurally deficient center pivot bridge in 1917. Lift machinery was not installed until 1920. Originally only the northern fixed span and the lift span were double track with the remainder of the bridge being single track. Tennbridge is the official station name for the bridge.

The reason I am visiting this site is because I had a very nerve wracking experience on this bridge Thursday, August 10, 2006. A friend and I were travelling to Kentucky taking the southern route from our home and we were crossing the bridge during a storm and were stuck in the middle of the thing during this storm because of road construction (apparently it was down to one lane on the entrance side from the east going towards Missouri.) Needless to say we were quite scared as our car was moving all over as if were about to be blown off the bridge. It was a very scary event and I will never forget it. I'm trying to get into the Cairo, IL newspaper archives to see if there was some major weather event for that day but their newspaper has no archive link.

If anyone has any info on this, please send it along.

Thanks.

Is this bridge called Steel Bridge?vadatb@yahoo.com

The Washington Street bridge, built in 1906, will start to be torn down monday, Aug. 28th 2006. It was in the Dayton Daily News...most of the concrete arch bridges in the downtown dayton area will be torn down within the next 5 years. As Dayton being my hometown, this makes me sad :(

Went over this bridge on the bike just this evening, August 22nd 2006. The deck is now steel grate and the bridge is signed as one lane only. New, gated, apartment/condo complex at the top of the hill in Madison County will insure this old bridge remains in good repair for the forseeable future.