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Oblique view

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East portal

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West portal

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Photo taken by Paul Boudreau

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Photo taken by Paul Boudreau

Map

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Facts

Overview: Covered bridge over Elk Fork Salt River, just off Route C southwest of Paris
Location: Monroe County, Missouri
Status: Open to pedestrians only
History: Built 1870-71 by Joseph C. Elliott; closed to traffic in 1970; rehabilitated 1987-88
Builder: - Joseph C. Elliott of Payson, Illinois
Design: Covered double Burr arch truss
Dimensions: Total length: 120.0 ft.
Deck width: 17.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 15, 1970
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.43283, -92.10247 (decimal degrees)
39°25'58" N, 92°06'09" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/577243/4365194 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Paris West
Inventory numbers: WGCB 25-69-02 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 70000342 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 22133 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

January 11, 2007: Posted all new photos

Sources

Jack Schmidt - jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
Paul Boudreau - paboudreau [at] mchsi [dot] com

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Union Covered Bridge

Posted July 27, 2008, by charles havens (bbigcnote [at] hotmail [dot] com)

this bridge has been damaged by the july 26th 2008 floods but was saved by local residents by removing siding so the water could flow through it.

Union Covered Bridge

Posted November 6, 2007, by Paul Boudreau (paboudreau [at] mchsi [dot] com)

Written on the back of this old, undated photograph: "Covered Bridge near Paris Mo". I am reasonably certain it is an image of the Union Covered Bridge, showing it at a time when it was in a state of disrepair.

Webmaster's note: The photo that was here has been incorporated into the main site.

Union Covered Bridge

Posted November 1, 2007, by Sherry (greeneyesdean [at] hotmail [dot] com)

This is a great spot for family picnics and Sunday fishing. We took our kids several times over the years.