Facts
- Overview
- Lost covered bridge over Perche Creek west of Columbia, near the modern I-70 crossing
- Location
- Boone County, Missouri
- Status
- Removed 1931 after a new bridge was built on US 40 in 1924
- History
- Built 1851 by Travis Burroughs for $2,500
- Design
- Covered Howe through truss
- Land survey
- T. 48 N., R. 13 W., Sec. 7
- Inventory number
- BH 20911 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- May 1, 2008: Updated by David B. Haun: Updated categories
Sources
- "Missouri's Covered Bridges" - Article by Dorothy Caldwell
in the Jan. 1967 issue of Missouri Historical Review (Vol. LXI, No. 2)
- David B. Haun - dbhaun [at] gmail [dot] com