Inventory Search Results

18 suspension bridges were found for search criteria: dice. All 18 bridges from the search results appear below. Click the Bridgemeister ID number to isolate the bridge on its own page. If you don't see what you were looking for, try an image search with the same criteria: dice. This will find the bridge if it is pictured on the site, but is not a catenary suspension bridge.

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1897: Hackberry

Warsaw, Missouri, USA - Osage River
Bridgemeister ID:2538 (added 2011-12-28)
Year Completed:1897
Name:Hackberry
Also Known As:Lower
Location:Warsaw, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Osage River
Principals:Joseph A. Dice, Dr. Daniel M. Eddy
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular
Status:Destroyed, 1926
Main Cables:Wire
Main Span:1 x 158.5 meters (520 feet)

Notes:

  • Destroyed by fire, 1926.

1904: Upper

Warsaw, Missouri, USA - Osage River
Bridgemeister ID:2537 (added 2011-12-28)
Year Completed:1904
Name:Upper
Also Known As:Swinging
Location:Warsaw, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Osage River
Coordinates:38.244449 N 93.387608 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Joseph A. Dice, Dr. Daniel M. Eddy
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular
Status:Destroyed, 1924
Main Cables:Wire

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1905: Tuscumbia

Tuscumbia, Missouri, USA - Osage River
Bridgemeister ID:1977 (added 2005-11-27)
Year Completed:1905
Name:Tuscumbia
Location:Tuscumbia, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Osage River
Coordinates:38.23526 N 92.44763 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Joseph Dice
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Replaced, 1933
Main Cables:Wire
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

Notes:

External Links:

Photo courtesy David Hoevel

1908: Bailey

Warsaw vicinity, Missouri, USA - Osage River
Bridgemeister ID:3516 (added 2019-12-24)
Year Completed:1908
Name:Bailey
Location:Warsaw vicinity, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Osage River
Principals:Joseph A. Dice
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

  • Location inundated by the Harry S. Truman Reservoir.

1908: Heath Ford

Warsaw vicinity, Missouri, USA - Osage River
Bridgemeister ID:3515 (added 2019-12-24)
Year Completed:1908
Name:Heath Ford
Location:Warsaw vicinity, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Osage River
Principals:Joseph A. Dice
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Main Span:1 x 157.6 meters (517 feet)

Notes:

  • Damaged by wind, 1932. Replaced, 1937
  • Location inundated by the Harry S. Truman Reservoir.

1912: Branstetter

Warsaw vicinity, Missouri, USA - Osage River
Bridgemeister ID:2042 (added 2006-05-07)
Year Completed:1912
Name:Branstetter
Also Known As:Peal Bend
Location:Warsaw vicinity, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Osage River
Principals:Joseph A. Dice
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 182.9 meters (600 feet)

Notes:

  • Heavily damaged by wind, 1924. Rebuilt.
  • Location inundated by the Harry S. Truman Reservoir.

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1912: County Line

Henry County and St. Clair County, Missouri, USA - Osage River
Bridgemeister ID:3518 (added 2019-12-24)
Year Completed:1912
Name:County Line
Also Known As:Gilbert-Harris
Location:Henry County and St. Clair County, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Osage River
Principals:Joseph A. Dice
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

  • Location inundated by the Harry S. Truman Reservoir.

External Links:

  • Bridgehunter - County Line Bridge. Robert Hayden (BOTO) describes the County Line bridge briefly as being the first steel-towered Joe Dice bridge but the image at shows large timber towers like other pre-steel towered Dice bridges.

1922: Glaize

Brumley vicinity, Missouri, USA - Grand Glaize Creek
Bridgemeister ID:332 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1922
Name:Glaize
Also Known As:Auglaize, Grand Glaize, Grand Auglaize
Location:Brumley vicinity, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Grand Glaize Creek
Coordinates:38.077098 N 92.526488 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Joseph A. Dice
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Closed, January 6, 2021 (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:2
Main Span:1 x 126.2 meters (414 feet) estimated
Side Span:1
Deck width:12 feet

Notes:

  • 2020, October 8: Added to National Register of Historic Places.
  • 2021, January 6: Closed due to structural issues with the bridge's anchors.
  • 2021, February 6: New inspection of the current issue ("loose cables"). Bridge is still closed.
  • Near 1925 Mill Creek - Brumley vicinity, Missouri, USA.

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Photo by Ben Prusia Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Photo by David Denenberg

1924: Kemna

St. Elizabeth, Missouri, USA - Tavern Creek
Bridgemeister ID:611 (added 2003-01-14)
Year Completed:1924
Name:Kemna
Location:St. Elizabeth, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Tavern Creek
Coordinates:38.247265 N 92.245431 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Joseph A. Dice
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 50.9 meters (167 feet)
Deck width:11.1 feet

Notes:

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Photo by Ben Prusia Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Paul Boudreau

1925: Buechter

St. Anthony vicinity, Missouri, USA - Tavern Creek
Bridgemeister ID:610 (added 2003-01-14)
Year Completed:1925
Name:Buechter
Location:St. Anthony vicinity, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Tavern Creek
Coordinates:38.141573 N 92.297910 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Joseph A. Dice
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Demolished, 2011
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 42.7 meters (140 feet)
Deck width:12.1 feet

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by Ben Prusia Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Photo by Paul Boudreau

1925: Kliethermes

St. Anthony vicinity, Missouri, USA - Tavern Creek
Bridgemeister ID:609 (added 2003-01-14)
Year Completed:1925
Name:Kliethermes
Also Known As:Brumley
Location:St. Anthony vicinity, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Tavern Creek
Coordinates:38.178223 N 92.322981 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Joseph A. Dice
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Removed, March, 2008
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 65.8 meters (215.8 feet)
Deck width:10.8 feet

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by Ben Prusia Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Photo by Paul Boudreau

1925: Mill Creek

Brumley vicinity, Missouri, USA - Mill Creek
Bridgemeister ID:342 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1925
Name:Mill Creek
Location:Brumley vicinity, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Mill Creek
Coordinates:38.078408 N 92.524264 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Joseph A. Dice
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:2
Main Span:1 x 29.3 meters (96 feet) estimated
Side Span:1
Deck width:11.1 feet

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by Ben Prusia Photo by David Denenberg Photo by David Denenberg

1926: Boeckman

St. Elizabeth, Missouri, USA - Big Tavern Creek
Bridgemeister ID:608 (added 2003-01-14)
Year Completed:1926
Name:Boeckman
Location:St. Elizabeth, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Big Tavern Creek
Coordinates:38.22667 N 92.24 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Joseph A. Dice
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular
Status:Replaced, 2003
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 48.8 meters (160 feet)
Deck width:12.4 feet

Notes:

  • Federal Highway Administration year 2000 data listed 1910 as the year of completion.
  • Original timber towers replaced with steel towers, 1988.
Photo by Miriam Buechter

1927: Upper

Warsaw, Missouri, USA - Osage River
Bridgemeister ID:1070 (added 2003-12-27)
Year Completed:1927
Name:Upper
Also Known As:Swinging
Location:Warsaw, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Osage River
Coordinates:38.244110 N 93.388767 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Joseph A. Dice
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Restricted to foot traffic (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:2
Main Span:1 x 152.4 meters (500 feet) estimated
Side Span:1 x 29 meters (95 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • Joseph Dice supervised the construction of this bridge to replace the 1904 structure destroyed in a tornado in 1924. A postcard of this bridge reads: "built in 1927 by the Benton County Court and by popular subscription of citizens to replace a similar bridge destroyed by a windstorm two years earlier. Structure swings on two wire cables imbedded and anchored in concrete and stone. The towers and floor beams are of steel while the floor is of wood. A state highway crosses this bridge."
  • Reopened for pedestrians, 2007, after being closed for several years.
  • Replaced 1904 Upper (Swinging) - Warsaw, Missouri, USA.

External Links:

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Photo by Ben Prusia Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Photo by Jim Neill Photo by David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1930: Klenklen

Pilot Grove vicinity, Missouri, USA - Lamine River
Bridgemeister ID:1570 (added 2004-12-05)
Year Completed:1930
Name:Klenklen
Location:Pilot Grove vicinity, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Lamine River
Coordinates:38.828284 N 93.034299 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Joseph A. Dice
References:HAERMO91
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Removed, c. 1996
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:2
Main Span:1 x 61 meters (200 feet)
Side Span:1 x 9.1 meters (30 feet)

Notes:

  • Partially collapsed. Closed and replaced 1994, demolished c. 1996.
  • Coordinates are approximate, showing location of replacement.
  • Sometimes spelled as "Klenken."
  • Sometimes cited as having been completed in 1929, HAER MO-91 (reference HAERMO91) states construction began September 1929 and completed in April 1930.

1931: Long Shoal

Warsaw vicinity, Missouri, USA - Osage River
Bridgemeister ID:3517 (added 2019-12-24)
Year Completed:1931
Name:Long Shoal
Location:Warsaw vicinity, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Osage River
Principals:Joseph A. Dice
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular
Status:Collapsed, September 21, 1965
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

  • Collapsed, killing three people, September 1965.

1937: Bryan's Crossing

Warsaw vicinity, Missouri, USA - South Grand River
Bridgemeister ID:1074 (added 2003-12-27)
Year Completed:1937
Name:Bryan's Crossing
Also Known As:Downing Bend
Location:Warsaw vicinity, Missouri, USA
Crossing:South Grand River
Principals:Joseph A. Dice?
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Likely another Joseph A. Dice bridge.
  • Location inundated by the Harry S. Truman Reservoir.

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Vienna Swinging

Vienna, Missouri, USA - Maries River
Bridgemeister ID:2364 (added 2007-09-08)
Name:Vienna Swinging
Location:Vienna, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Maries River
Coordinates:38.20176 N 91.97756 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Joseph Dice
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Destroyed, 1998
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Destroyed by flood, but some remains still visible at site, 2006.
  • BOTO refers to as "Ballpark Rd." bridge for lack of a known name as the bridge was on the route following Ballpark Road out of Vienna.

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