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Burfordville Covered Bridge
Historical Marker
Location
of sign - 113 Bollinger Mill Road, Burfordville, Missouri
Photo
taken April 2008
Photo
courtesy of Jimmy Wayne
Text
of sign:
Burfordville Covered Bridge
Here, where scenic Whitewater River spills over Bollinger Mill dam, stands
one of Missouri's few remaining covered bridges. The
date,
1860, on east pier marks beginning of construction which, halted by the Civil
War, was not completed until 1867. The early
settlement
here became, in 1870, Burfordville post office, probably named for its first
postmaster.
A
marvel of wood engineering, with its 140-foot self-supporting span,
the bridge was built of yellow poplar by Cape Girardeau
contractor
Joseph Lansmon. In 1950 the Missouri State Highway Commission
restored the bridge.
(see
other side)
Erected by Cape Girardeau Historical Society
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