Historic Bridges
of the United States
Red Bridge
Franklin County
,
Missouri
Overview
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Photo
Postcard
Facts
Overview
Lost covered bridge over Bourbeuse River somewhere near Union
Location
Franklin County
,
Missouri
Status
Destroyed by severe weather
History
Built 1852; destroyed by a tornado in 1920
Design
Covered Howe through truss
Inventory number
BH 21506
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
19th Century
(2,068)
Built 1852
(10)
Built during 1850s
(127)
Covered
(564)
Destroyed by storm
(6)
Franklin County, Missouri
(40)
Howe through truss
(99)
Howe truss
(108)
Lost
(1,968)
Missouri
(2,598)
Through truss
(5,551)
Truss
(16,266)
Update Log
November 21, 2005: Posted new photos
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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