Locust Creek Covered Bridge State Historic Site Stock Photography

Missouri's longest remaining covered bridge at 151 feet made of pine lumber and built in 1868. Bridge uses the Howe-Truss system of construction, using steel rods to connect the bottom and top rails. Cross members and steel rods are shown with numerous example of graffiti adorning the wooden parts. After WWII when Locust Creek changed course, it left the bridge high and mostly dry over low swampy ground. The entire bridge was raised and repaired and declared a National Historic Site by the state of Missouri and is open to foot traffic, The site is located in Linn County, Missouri, about 3 miles from Meadville and about a quarter mile from where the new channel of Locust Creek flows. A sunny day with blue skies and white puffy clouds.