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Union Covered Bridge State Historic Site

Covered bridge · Monroe County, Missouri

Union Covered Bridge in Monroe County, Missouri, USA. This is one of four remaining covered bridges in Missouri, all of which are protected by the Department of
Union Covered Bridge in Monroe County, Missouri, USA. This is one of four remaining covered bridges in Missouri, all of which are protected by the Department of · Kbh3rd / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Union Covered Bridge State Historic Site is a covered bridge in Monroe County, Missouri, described in its record as place in Missouri on the National Register of Historic Places. Missouri has 4 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

It was built in 1871, in the late 19th century.

Status check, 2026-11: Missouri's only surviving Burr-arch covered bridge; the record's 1967 is the year the state took over the bridges, not the build year; it was restored in 1968 and its length is given as 120 or 125 ft. Union Covered Bridge State Historic Site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.4328° N, 92.1025° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1871
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates39.43280, -92.10250

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