Upper Bridge (Warsaw, Missouri)
Upper Bridge, also known as the Warsaw Swinging Bridge, is a historic cable suspension bridge located at Warsaw, Benton County, Missouri. It originally opened in 1904 and rebuilt in 1928 after a tornado in 1924. It measures 600 feet (180 m) long, and spans the Osage River. It has a 500-foot (150 m) span between steel towers.[2]:5
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| Location | Old Highway A, over Osage River, Warsaw, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 38°14′39″N 93°23′16″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1928 |
| Built by | Dice, Joseph; Eddy, Daniel M. |
| NRHP reference No. | 99001159[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 17, 1999 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]
See also
Transport portal
Engineering portal
United States portal- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Missouri
- National Register of Historic Places in Benton County, Missouri
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Legreid, Ann M.; Gilleard, Lee; Mitchell, Steve; Myers, Scott (August 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Upper Bridge" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
External links
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. MO-18, "Warsaw Bridge, Spanning South Grand River, Warsaw, Benton County, MO", 3 photos, 1 photo caption page
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