Jefferson Street Footbridge {Springfield, MO.}
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member C4A
N 37° 13.796 W 093° 17.357
15S E 474338 N 4120419
Springfield and US historic site.
Waymark Code: WM32TQ
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 01/31/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member TeamTGF
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Located in Springfield, MO, the Jefferson Street Footbridge was constructed in 1902 by the American Bridge Company of Patterson, PA for $8200. The bridge accommodated the pedestrian traffic of the Commercial Street business district.

The bridge was first placed on the Springfield, Missouri Historical Site Register on Dec. 10, 1973. Then in 2002 was place on the National Register of Historic Places by the US Dept. of Interior.

For safety purposes (located in a downtown area) the site should only be visited in daylight hours.

Jefferson Street Footbridge

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