Photo
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Historic photo Submitted by Bob Long and taken from a donated photo belonging to the Bollinger County Archives Center |
Facts
- Overview
- Lost three-tower swinging footbridge over Crooked Creek between Marble Hill and old Lutesville
- Location
- Bollinger County, Missouri
- Status
- No longer exists
- History
- The first swinging footbridge, with two towers, was built 1899 to provide a link between Marble Hill and Lutesville when Crooked Creek flooded. A more substantial footbridge, with three towers, was built 1908
- Design
- Wire suspension
- Inventory number
- BH 20888 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Sources
- Bollinger County 1851-1976 - Described on page 212, with two photos on page 314. Page 318 also shows Conrad's Lane in Marble Hill, the gravel lane which connected to the footbridge on the north.
- Bob Long - longb [at] cdcstihl [dot] biz