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    Swinging Bridges of Brumley County - Bridge in Winter

    Swinging Bridges of Brumley County

    4.8(5 reviews)
    29.9 mi

    I had found these two ancient bridges, a throwback to a simpler time, years ago on a historic…read morebridge website. Realizing that they were the same ones I had seen pictures that a friend had posed his Shelby Mustangs on I had to go. The first visit was probably a decade ago and I brought brought my kids. We drive over the fiirst, but walked out onto the second as my truck exceeded the 3 ton weight limit. We threw rocks at the ice below and had a great time. Today was a warmer day and my wife and I finally got to go. Same thing as before walked onto the second as the weight limit is still the same. Being near 70° it was a great day to go for a walk.

    When you have an extra hour or so in the Lake of the Ozarks, check out the Swinging Bridges. This…read moreis a completely free activity for all ages. Make sure to take pictures as well as a video. Your friends and family will not believe you traveled over these unusual bridges. The larger of the two bridges is known at the Grand Auglaize Swinging Bridge. It is a metal wire suspension bridge built in 1922 by Joseph A. Dice. The length of the structure is 500 feet. The main length span (wooden plank section) is 414 feet long. One of the scary factors is the Bridge is only 12 feet wide. The second smaller bridge is known at the Mill Creek Bridge. It was built in 1925 and is 135 feet in length. This Bridge is 11.1 feet wide. Take time out and explore these truly "hidden" treasures.

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    Swinging Bridges of Brumley County - Looking up at the Grand Auglaize Swinging Bridge

    Looking up at the Grand Auglaize Swinging Bridge

    Swinging Bridges of Brumley County - Walking Across the Bridge (notice openings in slats)

    Walking Across the Bridge (notice openings in slats)

    Swinging Bridges of Brumley County - Looking Up

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    The State Historical Society of Missouri

    The State Historical Society of Missouri

    4.5(2 reviews)
    45.0 mi

    A free gallery of local history and Missouri fine art from the past is inside the historical…read moresociety on campus, and there is also art displayed on the walls in the halls. I learned that Brad Pitt went to Mizzou! It is a small collection, but it works well together, with multiple pieces by the same artists. Stop by if you are on campus. It is in the same building as the library, but with a different entrance.

    I have enjoyed having this art gallery/library/archive in my backyard, but I never really used it…read more I mean, it was only for folks researching their geneology or something, right? Well, when it came time that I needed to do some digging around for local Missouri lore related to square dancing, I did a little checking on their website and as Emeril says, BAM!, they cooked up exactly what I needed. The best part was, it was free. I mean, I guess my taxes are paying for it, but the folks who work there are really helpful, they actually seem like they want to assist me, and they had all this equipment for me to use when I needed to listen to some cassette tapes and even some reel-to-reel audio. Of course, there were some weird things I had to get used to. No pens. None. Nada. Zip. Zilch. Zed. But I could carry around electromagnets, no problem? Anyhow, that being said, I had to get used to other archivist rules (keep everything that was in a folder, actually keep it in the folder). But since they deal with one-of-a-kind stuff, and they don't want to lose anything, this makes sense. I wish I had a reason to delve into their archives earlier, now this place is on my list whenever I have any inkling to learn something about Missouri history.

    MST Stonehenge - Exterior: historical plaque about Rolla

    MST Stonehenge

    5.0(3 reviews)
    66.5 mi

    This is so cool! A working Stonehenge, plus other features of tracking sun and eclipses. Truly an…read moreamazing engineering feat. Would love to come back at the equinoxes.

    RollaMO-USA continues to be an amazing/growing/thriving community which I've known most of my…read morelife--I was born here almost seven decades ago! It is the seat of Phelps County, and is located halfway between St. Louis and Springfield on old 66/current I-44. I recently returned for the 50th reunion of my class of 1974, Rolla High School. Besides being an important train stop in the 19th century, it was also where a premier mining school--Missouri School of Mines (MSM), which later became University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR), and is now Missouri Science & Technology (MS&T)--continues as one of the most cutting edge schools in the nation if not the World. In fact, there is a substantial international student body in attendance coming from all corners of the globe. One aspect of the internationalism is another replication of the still beguiling/scientific Stonehenge; the original, of course, is in England and rather dwarfs this imitation. However, that original is literally unapproachable without paying the required entrance fee, and one can still NOT make actual contact with those bewildering stones due to artificial barricades! Here in Rolla, on the Northwest edge of campus on Business I-44/Bishop Avenue/old 66 (adjacent parking lot on St. Patrick Lane) is a historical mini-monolith that is FREE and super-accessible! When I attending the reunion in mid-October 2024, my "FrankenBike" was my mode of transport, classes were not in session on Saturday and I had it all to myself, very up close & personal. It was great, definitely is on my coveted "¡Wheel of Approval!" list.

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    MST Stonehenge - Interior: your truly, 50 years after graduating from RHS

    Interior: your truly, 50 years after graduating from RHS

    MST Stonehenge - Exterior: beneficial Rolla organizations welcoming you to RollaMO-USA

    Exterior: beneficial Rolla organizations welcoming you to RollaMO-USA

    MST Stonehenge - Exterior: St. Patrick church (and parochial school; students would transfer to RHS after grade 8) which is close to the MS&T Stonehenge

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    Exterior: St. Patrick church (and parochial school; students would transfer to RHS after grade 8) which is close to the MS&T Stonehenge

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