Steel-truss bridge to be taken down this week

Mabel Thompson has recorded the Cole County history of the steel-truss bridge on Walnut Acres Road for future generations. Her father-in-law helped move the bridge in 1921 to its present spot from its original St. Louis Road location, where it first opened in 1913. (Stephen Brooks/News Tribune photo)

By Michelle Brooks mbrooks@newstribune.com

Published: Sunday, November 30, 2008 8:18 AM CST

Nostalgia will make way for safety and more use at a rural Cole County crossing of the North Moreau Creek.

The 14-foot-wide steel-truss bridge at Walnut Acres Road in the south-central part of the county will be taken down this week by Lehman Construction of California, and replaced with a new $1.65 million, 26-foot-wide bridge scheduled for completion next summer.

The historic bridge, which had a weight limit reduced to only three tons, was closed by a state inspection in June.

When Mabel Thompson first heard the bridge would come down, she began calling neighbors and anyone associated with the bridge to collect information about its history and, surprisingly, lots of photographs, which she has compiled in a booklet.

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sumtimesiwundr wrote on Dec 3, 2008 9:08 AM:

" You know Boscoe, I find it so irritating that you ALWAYS have to be so darn Negative about Jeff City, Columbia, and MO in general. If you hate MO so much why don't you just get out?! MO is a GREAT State and we don't need negative Nancys in our towns. Either that or quit your griping! "

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boscoe wrote on Dec 2, 2008 7:36 AM:

" A lot of things around here NEED to be gone... "

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billyfishing wrote on Nov 30, 2008 12:31 PM:

" i use to live in jefferson city and now live in ms ithank this brige should be saved it can be made into part of a walking track along old louis road save what your state has when itis gone it gone "

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