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Boeckman Bridge

Coordinates: 38°13′35″N 92°14′23″W / 38.22639°N 92.23972°W / 38.22639; -92.23972
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Boeckman Bridge
Boeckman Bridge is located in Missouri
Boeckman Bridge
Boeckman Bridge is located in the United States
Boeckman Bridge
LocationSoutheast of St. Elizabeth over Big Tavern Creek, near St. Elizabeth, Missouri
Coordinates38°13′35″N 92°14′23″W / 38.22639°N 92.23972°W / 38.22639; -92.23972
Arealess than one acre
Built1926 (1926)
Built byDice, Joseph A.
NRHP reference No.79001382[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 19, 1979

Boeckman Bridge is a historic suspension bridge located near St. Elizabeth, Miller County, Missouri. It was built in 1926, and is a 240 foot long, wire cable and timber suspension (swinging) bridge. It has zinc-clad main and suspender cables and flooring, stringers, floor beams and portals of untreated oak timbers.[2]: 2 

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Tom Chesser (August 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Boeckman Bridge" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 8 photographs from 1978)