SANDY CREEK
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BUILT - 1872
Length - 75' ... In Goldman, Central Township. MO21 N. 4.9 miles from Hillsboro, E. on Goldman Spur Rd. 0.4 miles (to T), S. on Old LeMay Ferry Rd. 0.3 miles to the bridge in a park. Built by John H. Morse of the House Springs Big River Valley Macadamized & Gravel Road Company for $2000. The bridge was heavily damaged by high water in 1886, and was rebuilt for $899 by Henry Steffin using half of the original timbers and the original abutments. The bridge came under the protection of the state parks system when the state legislature passed an act in 1967 declaring all remaining covered bridges in the state to be state historic sites. Jefferson County released the bridge to the state in 1968; a major restoration project returned the bridge to its original appearance in 1984. Renovated in 2013. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on July 8, 1970. Closed to motor traffic. Truss Type - Covered Howe Through Truss
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 25-50-01
GPS +38.29406, -90.52637
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