CAPE GIRARDEAU 25-16

County/comté/Grafschaft/

2 covered bridges/ponts couverts/bedeckte holzbrücken 二廊桥

Burfordville

The Bollinger Mill or Burfordville Bridge

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At the east end of the village of Burfordville.

Over Whitewater River

The Bollinger Mill or Burfordville Bridge.

In Burfordville, at the east end of town in a park. Built by Joseph Lansmon. Closed to motor traffic. Restored in 1998.

1 span 140' - 42.6m

Built by Joseph Lansmon in 1858.

Howe truss.

Fotos Jack Schmidt.

Cape Girardeau

The South County Park Bridge

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At the north-west end of Cape-Girardeau.

The South County Park Bridge.

Over South County Park Pond Inlet.

In South County Park NW of Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Township. US61 (Kingshighway St.) SE 0.8 miles from jct with I55 exit 99 NW of Cape Girardeau to the park on the W. side of the road.

1 span 49' 15m

Building date unknown.

Concrete stringer.

Foto by Jack Schmidt.

Some people may ask me why I list structures like the one above here… I was asked this very question is the past and my answer is always the same. It is not for me to judge the value of ANY bridges, new or old or big or small. My pages are filled with all sorts of structures people have built for people to use. Little kids get to see these structures and like me, get used the regular crossing as it becomes a part of daily routine, like me and Granny at the Ticouapé river bridge in that small village where I was born in Northern-Quebec back in the late 1950s! I try to list the work that has been done by folks who prefer a covered bridge over just a flat boring piece of concrete. I salute those who have spent extra time and money building structures that makes us look again and remember their towns and village. Have fun and enjoy!!!