This is an image set within the Bridgemeister collection.
Bridge: | Kemna Suspension Bridge |
Location: | St. Elizabeth, Missouri, USA - Tavern Creek |
Coordinates and Maps: | See related inventory record(s). |
Image Set Contributor: | David Denenberg |
Date of Images: | 2005 |
Related Suspension Bridge Inventory: | 1924 Kemna - St. Elizabeth, Missouri, USA |
Related Image Lists: | All from David Denenberg All in Missouri All in USA All Vehicular Suspension Bridges |
Credit: | All photos by David Denenberg. Please do not reuse without permission. |
Like the similar Mill Creek bridge, steel cables have been added to assist the original main cables.
I'm not sure what happened here. The older suspender connects to an older floor beam that is not spaced at the same interval as the other floor beams. Maybe they forgot to remove this one or decided to leave it for some reason.
Why are the main cables lashed to these trees?
Looks like a patch to the corrugated metal deck.