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Bollinger Mill, Cape Girardeau County

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Inventory Number: MO/25-16-01
County: Cape Girardeau County
Township:
Town/Village: Burfordville
Bridge Name: Bollinger Mill
Crosses: Whitewater River
Truss type: Howe
Spans: 1
Length: 140'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1868
Builder: Joseph Lansmon
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N37 22.102
Longitude: W089 48.146
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Directions: 5.1 miles west-southwest of jct MO72 on MO34 to Burfordville, 0.4 miles left on CR HH. West-southwest of Jackson.

Bollinger Mill Bridge, Burfordville, Cape Girardeau County, MO Built 1868
Bill Caswell Photo, July 2001

Bollinger Mill Bridge, Burfordville, Cape Girardeau County, MO Built 1868
Bill Caswell Photo, July 6, 2010

Bollinger Mill Bridge, Burfordville, Cape Girardeau County, MO Built 1868
Todd Clark Collection

Bollinger Mill Bridge, Burfordville, Cape Girardeau County, MO Built 1868
NSPCB Archives

Comments:
Closed. Construction of this bridge began in 1860 and was halted during the Civil War. It was completed in 1867 (Missouri Historical Review) or 1868. In 1950 it was restored by the Missouri State Highway Commission. At the time a metal roof replaced the original shingled roof.

Sources:
Missouri Historical Review, Volume LXI, number 2, January 1967, page 232
National Society For the Preservation of Covered Bridges. Covered Bridge Topics, Volume XV, No. 2, July 1957, page 4
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 42

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