Windsor Harbor Road Bridge

Windsor Harbor Road Bridge is a historic Pratt through truss bridge located at Kimmswick, Jefferson County, Missouri. It was built in 1874-1875 by the Keystone Bridge Company; the bridge was dismantled and re-erected at its present site in 1930. It measures 20.3 feet wide and the span is 123.3 feet.[2]:2

Windsor Harbor Road Bridge
LocationWindsor Harbor Rd. at Rock Creek, Kimmswick, Missouri
Coordinates38°21′50″N 90°21′44″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1874 (1874)-1875
Built byKeystone Bridge Company
NRHP reference No.83001024[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 8, 1983

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

A sign outside the bridge states:

WINDSOR HARBOR ROAD BRIDGE
Carondelet, Missouri, 1874-1928
Moved to this site 1930
The County Commission of Jefferson County, Missouri, transferred ownership of this bridge to the Kimmswick Historical Society following its placement on the National Register of Historic Places.

Since the construction of the adjacent modern bridge, this historic bridge has been closed to all but pedestrian and non-motorized traffic.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Elizabeth Eldridge, Richard Bliss, and Carolyn Toft (June 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Windsor Harbor Road Bridge" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) (includes 5 photographs from 1982)


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